Commentary for Yevamot 70:23

רבי יוחנן סבר חליצת מעוברת שמה חליצה ביאת מעוברת לא שמה ביאה ר"ל סבר ביאת מעוברת לא שמה ביאה וחליצת מעוברת לא שמה חליצה

An objection was raised: 'Where a levir married his yebamah who was found to be pregnant, her rival may not be married, since it is possible that the child would be viable'. On the contrary! If the child were viable her rival would be exempt!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And free to marry. since her deceased husband is now survived by a living child, and neither she nor the other widow is subject to halizah or levirate marriage. ');">⁴¹</span> — But read: Since it is possible that the child would not be viable.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that his mother as well as her rival would be subject to the levir, the former's previous marital contact, during her pregnancy. being invalid. ');">⁴²</span>

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