Commentary for Yevamot 71:7

א"ר אלעזר אפשר איתא להא דריש לקיש ולא תנן לה במתניתין נפק דק ואשכח דתנן האשה שהלך בעלה וצרתה למדינת הים ובאו ואמרו לה מת בעלך הרי זו לא תנשא ולא תתייבם עד שתדע שמא מעוברת היא צרתה

since such [procedure would naturally be forbidden on account of the] doubt;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It being uncertain whether the child would be viable or not. Should he be viable, neither the halizah nor the marriage would be valid, while exemption on his account would not come into force until his actual birth. ');">¹⁷</span> but let her perform the <i>halizah</i> within the nine months<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' After the death of her husband. ');">¹⁶</span> and be married after the nine months!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This should be permitted according to the view of R. Johanan at all events: If the rival had been pregnant and miscarried or had not been pregnant at all, the halizah was, surely, valid. ');">¹⁸</span>

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