Question
What is the ruling on abortion for a three-month-old fetus? If it is prohibited, is expiation required?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: Abortion is permissible with the agreement of both spouses before four months; because the soul is breathed into the fetus after one hundred and twenty days, and it is not considered killing a soul. It becomes prohibited after four months, and there should be a valid reason for such an act to remove the dislike, such as: poverty, having many children, or fear of temptation. And God knows best.