Does a pregnant woman need a dispensation from the Ash Wednesday fast?

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Does a pregnant woman need to ask for a dispensation from the fast on Ash Wed. and Good Friday? Or is she automatically dispensed due to pregnancy?
 
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No one who has health issues is obliged to fast. Pregnant women would fall under this and do not need a special dispensation.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.
 
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