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CRIMINAL CODE 1924 - SECT 178E

   Termination without woman's consent
(1)  A person who intentionally or recklessly performs a termination on a woman without the woman's consent, whether or not the woman suffers any other harm, is guilty of a crime.
Charge:  Termination without woman's consent.
(2)  No prosecution is to be instituted against a medical practitioner who performs a termination on a woman if the woman is incapable of giving consent and the termination is –
(a) performed in good faith and with reasonable care and skill; and
(b) is for the woman's benefit; and
(c) is reasonable having regard to all the circumstances.
(3)  For the purposes of this section, woman means a female person of any age.



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