Section 303.- Whoever, procures abortion for a woman without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding seven years or fined not exceeding fourteen thousand Baht, or both.

If such act causes other grievous bodily harm to the woman also, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of one to ten years and fined of two thousand to twenty thousand Baht.

If such act causes death to the woman, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment of five to twenty years and fined of ten thousand to forty thousand Baht.

 

Section 304.- Whoever, attempts to commit the offence according to Section 301 or Section 302, first paragraph, shall not be punished.

 

Section 305.- If the offence mentioned in Section 301 and Section 302, be committed by a medical practitioner, and :

(1) It is necessary for the sake of the health of such woman ; or

(2) The woman is pregnant on account of the commission of the offence as provided in Section 276, Section 277, Section 282, Section 283 or Section 284 the offender is not guilty.

 

CHAPTER 4

OFFENCE OF ABANDONMENT OF CHILDREN, SICK PERSONS OR AGED PERSONS

 

Section 306.- Whoever, abandons a child not over nine years of age in any place, with intent to wholly abandon such child in a manner so that such child shall be without a person to take care of shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding three years or fined not exceeding six thousand Baht, or both.

 

Section 307.- Whoever, to have the duty according to the law or the have the contract taking care of the person in the helpless condition through age, because of sickness, infirmity in body or mind, abandoning such person in the manner likely to endanger his or her life, shall be imprisoned not out of three years or fined not out of six thousand Baht, or both.

 

Section 308.- If the commission of the offence according to Section 306 or Section 307 causes death or grievous bodily harm to the abandoned person, the offender shall be punished as provided in Section 290, Section 297 or Section 298.