Fatwa no. 18567 All praise be to Allah Alone, and peace and blessings be upon the seal of all prophets.To commence:The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta' has read the inquiry submitted to His Honor the Grand Mufty by the acting Religious Consultant at King Khalid National Guard Hospital located in Jeddah and doctor Nayif Al-Siheily, a gynecologist‏ and obstetrician consultant. Referred to the Committee of the General Secretariat of Council of Senior Scholars under the number 642 on 29 /1 /1417 A.H, the text of the inquiry is as follows:Is it permissible to abort a severely deformed fetus which is sure to be a stillborn? Deformity includes:1- Deformation of the heart muscle2- Serious deformation of spinal cord and vertebra3- Small sized head4- A cyst, larger than the head, has been formed between the head and body (Part No. 21; Page No. 251) 5- Intestines are formed outside the abdomen6- Brain deformationThe woman is in the fifth month of pregnancy. Depressed about the serious condition of their baby, the parents agreed to abort it. Do the above reasons justify aborting this fetus? If it is not permissible to abort it, what sin will be if this abortion is performed? Give us your fatwa may Allah reward you!