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Summary of Question:	Abortion
Category:	Sikh Practices
Date Posted:	Wednesday, 7/23/2003 2:23 AM MDT

sat sri akal

ive had a question in me that i have been meaning to ask for some time. if we were to assume that an unmarried girl has sex before marriage and becomes pregnant wat is she ment to do? sikhism says sex b4 marriage is wrong and that it is a sin. but if the girl wishes to have an abortion, which is also not allowed in skihism would it still be a deadful sin?

thanks for all your help.

Sat sri akkal

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I'm afraid that you have been misinformed. As Sikhs, we believe that the soul enters the body at the 120th day of pregnancy. Therefore it is perfectly fine to have an abortion before the 120th day or 4th month...in the first trimester of pregnancy. It is far better to be ready for the birth of a child, with both parents present, etc. It is also not good to use abortion as a birth control. If a woman must get an abortion, hopefully she can learn from this error and protect herself and really examine what she is doing and wants in her life. GTKK