Section 59 Procuring drugs, &c. to cause abortion.C2C1
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
F1Whosoever shall unlawfully supply or procure any poison or other noxious thing, or any instrument or thing whatsoever, knowing that the same is intended to be unlawfully used or employed with intent to procure the miscarriage of any woman, whether she be or be not with child, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be liable F2 ... to be kept in penal servitude ...
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
S. 59 repealed (N.I.) (22.10.2019) by Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 (c. 22), ss. 9(2), 13(4) (with s. 12(6))
- F2
Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1892 (c. 19)
Modifications
- C1
S. 59 excluded (29.4.2026) by Crime and Policing Act 2026 (c. 20), ss. 241, 255(2)(j)
- C2
S. 59 explained by Abortion Act 1967 (c. 87), ss. 1, 5(2)