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My wife and I are in the process of divorcing at the rabbinate. We have just discovered she is pregnant. Can I – or the rabbinical court – force her to have an abortion because we are getting divorced ?

By: דיאנה שאלתיאלPublished on: 23 June, 2022

No! A husband has no right to force his wife to have an abortion ,whether or not they are in the middle of divorce proceedings. There is no connection between the two.


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