Sunday, 4 May 2014

Pakistan Penal Code 1860 Section 338

338.  Isqat-i-Haml (                       ).--Whoever causes a woman with child whose organs have not been formed, to miscarry, if such miscarriage is not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, or providing necessary treatment to her, is said to cause `Isqat-i-haml'.

Explanation.--A woman who causes herself to miscarry is within the meaning of this section.

 

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