Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 294
In forceDeath by acts done at childbirth
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 5Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties
294 Death by acts done at childbirth
When a child dies in consequence of an act done or omitted to be done by any person before or during its birth, the person who did or omitted to do such act is deemed to have killed the child.
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