Commentary for Yevamot 70:24

אמר ליה רבא מה נפשך אי ביאת מעוברת שמה ביאה חליצת מעוברת שמה חליצה ואי ביאת מעוברת לא שמה ביאה חליצת מעוברת נמי לא שמה חליצה דהא קי"ל

Now, if it could be imagined that marital contact with a pregnant woman is to be regarded as a valid marriage, why may not her rival be married? She should be exempted through the marital contact of her associate! — Abaye replied: Both<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Johanan and Resh Lakish. ');">⁴³</span> agree that by marital contact she does not exempt [her rival]; they differ only on the question of <i>halizah</i>. R. Johanan is of the opinion that the <i>halizah</i> of a pregnant woman is a valid <i>halizah</i>, though marital contact with a pregnant woman is not a valid marriage, while Resh Lakish is of the opinion that marital contact with a pregnant woman is no valid marriage, nor is <i>halizah</i> with a pregnant woman a valid <i>halizah</i>. Said Raba: Whatever is your opinion? If marital contact with a pregnant woman is a valid marriage. the <i>halizah</i> of a pregnant woman should be a valid <i>halizah</i>; or if marital contact with a pregnant woman is no valid marriage, the <i>halizah</i> of a pregnant woman also should be no proper <i>halizah</i>; for we have an established rule

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