I heard this and it makes no sense because then almost every mother would have the excuse to abort; What would the exact parameters of such mental health issues be?
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5It has to be serious. Every pregnancy comes with side effects like morning sickness, but only serious health issues can justify ending a pregnancy. Same with mental health. Threshhold for serious is determined by a competent posek.– N.T.Commented May 18, 2022 at 0:32
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3Mental health is in some cases Piquach Nefesh, life threatening. There are indeed a lot of cases Poskim allowed abortion for it.– koutyCommented May 18, 2022 at 10:27
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Mental health is dealt with in the answers here judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/39015/…– rosendsCommented May 18, 2022 at 16:54
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