Section 8 — Abortion — Crimes Act 1900 (New South Wales) — Barrister AI

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Section 8 — Abortion — Crimes Act 1900 (New South Wales) — Barrister AI

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Crimes Act 1900 No 40, No provisions

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First Schedule — (Repealed)

Schedule 1A — Former sexual offences

Schedule 2 — Application of Act

s 1Arson s 2Forgery s 3Riot, rout and affray s 4Coercion of wife by husband s 5Maintenance (including champerty)s 6Common barrator s 7Person who fails to disclose crime committed by the person’s husband or wife or de facto partner s 8Abortion

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Schedule 3—Abolished common law offences and rules

8 Abortion

Any rule of common law that creates an offence in relation to procuring a person’s miscarriage is abolished.

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