Tosefta for Yevamot 83:25
הכא נמי אי למאן דאמר במוך במוך אי למאן דאמר מן השמים ירחמו מן השמים ירחמו
was pregnant, let her be permitted to marry! Why then was it taught: A man shall not marry the pregnant, or nursing wife of another;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though she had been divorced or widowed. ');"><sup>40</sup></span> and if he married, he must divorce her and never again remarry her! — This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The reason why no expectant mother may be married. ');"><sup>41</sup></span>
Tosefta Niddah
A man may not marry a pregnant woman [who was impregnated] by his fellow, or a nursing woman [who is nursing the child] of his fellow, on account of that which is said (Prov. 23:10), "Do not remove ancient boundary stones; Do not encroach upon the field of orphans" (JPS tr.).
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