Criminal Law, 2012 Bar — Question 12

MULTIPLE CHOICE

What is the criminal liability, if any, of a pregnant woman who tried to commit suicide by poison, but she did not die and the fetus in her womb was expelled instead? (A) The woman who tried to commit suicide is not criminally liable because the suicide intended was not consummated. (B) The woman who tried to commit suicide is criminally liable for unintentional abortion which is punishable when caused by violence. (C) The woman who tried to commit suicide is criminally liable for abortion that resulted due to the poison that she had taken to commit suicide. (D) The woman who tried to commit suicide incurs no criminal liability for the result not intended.

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