Abortion in Brunei is legal only when it is done to save a woman's life. In Brunei, a woman who induces her abortion is subject to up to seven years in prison. The penalty for someone who performs an abortion was 10–15 years.[1][2]
In 2014, Brunei's government implemented Sharia criminal law to punish abortion with execution by stoning.[3][4] This part of the law was originally set to come into effect in 2016,[5] although now it is expected to come into effect in 2018.[citation needed]
In 2016, a 22-year-old woman was sentenced to six months in prison for obtaining an abortion using the abortion pill.[6] She had faced a maximum sentence of seven years.[7]
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