Health, Rav Waldenberg is certainly not a Da’as Yachid. Rav Ovadiah agrees with him; and since his P’sak is almost universally accepted by Sephardim you were remiss in not mentioning that part. (In fact, Rav Ovadiah’s opinion is even more lenient than Rav Waldenberg.) That aside, Rav Moshe is considered in the minority of major Poskim for this issue because of the fact that Rav Waldenberg is (and probably will be for a long time) the preeminent expert on Halachic medicine and the way Rav moshe dealt with some of the Rishonim here. Rav Moshe is certainly entitled to interpret Rishonim however he wishes and to dismiss Acharonim if he disagrees with their opinions. However, many Poskim felt that Rav Waldenberg made the stronger claim. The P’sak in most places in America accords with Rav Moshe. However, there are certainly many valid Poskim who agree with Rav Waldenberg and Chalilah (if you are a Posek) to force someone to have to raise an impaired child who they are not capable of raising without informing them of the very strong and accepted dissenting opinion.
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