Criminal Code of the Republic of China Article 291

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 person who without the request or consent of a pregnant woman causes her abortion shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than one year but not more than seven years.If the commission of the offense results in the death of the woman, the offender shall be sentenced to life imprisonment or imprisonment for not less than seven years; if aggravated injury results, the offender shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not less than three years but not more than ten years.An attempt to commit an offense specified in paragraph 1 is punishable.
中文原文 中華民國刑法第291條
未受懷胎婦女之囑託或未得其承諾,而使之墮胎者,處一年以上七年以下有期徒刑。
因而致婦女於死者,處無期徒刑或七年以上有期徒刑。
致重傷者,處三年以上十年以下有期徒刑。
第一項之未遂犯罰之。

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