Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 274
This English translation was last updated on 2025-08-01, but the Chinese text was amended on 2026-07-22. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
A mother who causes the death of her child under unavoidable circumstances at the time of or immediately after the birth thereof shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than six months but not more than five years.An attempt to commit an offense specified in the preceding paragraph is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第274條
母因不得已之事由，於生產時或甫生產後，殺其子女者，處六月以上五年以下有期徒刑。
前項之未遂犯罰之。
前項之未遂犯罰之。