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What are the sources, even those that are rejected in the final halachic analysis, that encourage or allow a husband to physically abuse his wife?

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−1: you supply no reason for your assumption that such sources exist. – msh210♦ Dec 11 '12 at 2:26

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In some cases (and this is accepted AFAIK in the final halachic analysis) a husband is not only allowed to beat his wife, but he must do so even to the point where she might die. An example of such a case is where the wife is attempting to kill someone else and this is the only way for the husband to stop her (see Rambam Positive Commandment #247). In fact there is even a special prohibition that he should not have compassion upon her in these types of cases (Rambam Negative Commandment #293).

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Is it alright if I bold the relevant condition? – HodofHod Dec 11 '12 at 5:01
@HodofHod If you think it will make the post better. I'm personally not all that worried that anyone will seriously misunderstand it as written. – Double AA♦ Dec 11 '12 at 5:07
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+1 I'm a skimmer, and I missed it on my first run-through. – HodofHod Dec 11 '12 at 5:08
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@HodofHod Well, then I can imagine you were quite confused! – Double AA♦ Dec 11 '12 at 5:09
What if the wife is chayav malkos and the husband is the court whipper? What if the wife needs a chiropractor and the husband is a good one? – Shmuel Brin May 20 at 0:07
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