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Menggugurkan Janin Pembawa Atau Pengidap Penyakit Thalassemia
What is the ruling on aborting a fetus that carries or has thalassemia?
Short answer
The ruling depends on the age of the fetus. Abortion between 1 and 40 days is disliked (makruh) if it poses no harm to the mother and both spouses agree.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM)
- Date
- Status
- Fatwa committee decision
- Series
- Kompilasi Pandangan Hukum Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa MKI (JAKIM, terbitan 2016)
- Topic
- Medicine & Health
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The ruling depends on the age of the fetus. Abortion between 1 and 40 days is disliked (makruh) if it poses no harm to the mother and both spouses agree. Before 120 days it is permissible if the fetus is deformed or diseased in a way that endangers the mother's life. At 120 days or more it is forbidden, except to save the mother's life due to severe deformity.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Pengguguran janin yang telah berumur 120 hari atau lebih adalah haram kerana pengguguran itu dianggap satu jenayah ke atas janin yang telah ditiupkan roh
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
National Fatwa Committee (JAKIM). “Menggugurkan Janin Pembawa Atau Pengidap Penyakit Thalassemia”, 1 July 2002. https://www.islam.gov.my/images/ePenerbitan/KOMPILASI_MUZAKARAH_MKI_2016.pdf#menggugurkan-janin-pembawa-atau-pengidap-penyakit-thalassemia. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/ruling-aborting-fetus-thalassemia/