Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 242
242. If the means used shall cause the death of the woman, or
shall cause a serious injury to her person, whether the miscarriage
has taken place or not, the offender shall, on conviction, be liable to
the punishment applicable to wilful homicide or wilful bodily
harm, diminished by one to three degrees.
Where
physician, etc.,
prescribes or
administers
means for
causing
miscarriage.
Amended by:
XLIX.1981.4.
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