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Abortion Laws in Brunei
| Law, Regulations | Penal Code, 1951, as amended through 1997. |
|---|---|
| Indications | Life. |
| Time limit | Not specified, anytime implied. |
| Providers | Not specified. |
| Location of Services | Not specified. |
BRUNEI. Penal Code.
Causing of Miscarriage; Injuries to Unborn Children;
Exposure of Infants; and Concealment of Birth
312. Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry shall, if such miscarriage be not cause in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both; and, if the woman be quick with child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 7 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Explanation: A woman who causes herself to miscarry is within the meaning of this section.
313. Whoever commits the offence defined in the last preceding section without the consent of the woman, whether the woman is quick with child or not, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
314. Whoever, with intent to cause the miscarriage of a woman with child, does any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the act is done without the consent of the woman, shall be liable to imprisonment for
15 years.
Explanation: It is not essential to this offence that the offender should know that the act is likely to cause death.
315. Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby preventing that child from being born alive or causing it to die after its birth, and does by such act prevent that child from being born alive, or causes it to die after its birth, shall, if such act be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the mother, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, or with fine, or with both.
316. Whoever does any act under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Illustration
A, knowing that he is likely to cause the death of a pregnant woman, does an act which, if it caused the death of the woman, would amount to culpable homicide. The woman is injured, but does not die; but the death of an unborn quick child with which she is pregnant is thereby caused. A is guilty of the offence defined in this section.