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AL-KAFI #302 : PENGGUGURAN JANIN BERPENYAKIT
Is it permissible to abort a 15-week pregnancy where specialists have diagnosed the fetus with cystic hygroma?
Short answer
The fatwa leans towards not aborting, since there is still a chance the baby may live, and advises entrusting the matter to Allah through prayer while consulting specialist doctors.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The fatwa leans towards not aborting, since there is still a chance the baby may live, and advises entrusting the matter to Allah through prayer while consulting specialist doctors. However, if authoritative specialists confirm that the pregnancy will certainly harm the mother and certainly burden the family's future life, abortion is permitted provided the pregnancy has not reached 120 days. Otherwise, or beyond 120 days, abortion is not permitted.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
maka dibenarkan menggugurkan jika kandungan belum mencapai 120 hari. Jika sebaliknya, maka tidak dibenarkan.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #302 : PENGGUGURAN JANIN BERPENYAKIT”, 24 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1194-al-kafi-302-pengguguran-janin-berpenyakit. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/abortion-of-diseased-fetus-cystic-hygroma-ruling/