Thailand Law Library

by Thailand Lawyer

Chapter 3: Offence Of Abortion

Any woman, causing herself to be aborted or allowing the other person to procure the abortion for herself, shall be imprisoned not more of three years or fined not more of six thousand Baht, or both.

Whoever, procures abortion for a woman with her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding five years or fined not exceeding ten thousand Baht, or both. If such act causes other grievous bodily harm to the woman also, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding seven years or fined not exceeding fourteen thousand Baht, or both. If such act causes death to the woman, the offender shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding ten years and fined not exceeding twenty thousand Baht.

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.

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

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.