Pulling plug on pregnant woman

Question:

Salam sheikh

My sister the one who is in the hospital is pregnant and she is on ecmo life support 100% and a ventilator if we were asked to pull the plug it would result in the fetus dying as well what is the ruling in Islam on this?

Answer:

Waalaykumussalam.

Life support should be maintained for as long as the fetus is viable. Comatose mothers can still give birth.

Hajj Gibril Haddad

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