Unintentional abortion.
Article 257
ART. 257. Unintentional abortion.—The penalty of prision correccional in its minimum and medium periods shall be imposed upon any person who shall cause an abortion by violence, but unintentionally.
Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 257
Act No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 257
Other provisions in CHAPTER ONE
- Article 251: Death caused in a tumultuous affray.
- Article 252: Physical injuries inflicted in a tumultuous affray.
- Article 253: Giving assistance to suicide.
- Article 254: Discharge of firearms.
- Article 255: Infanticide.
- Article 256: Intentional abortion.
- Article 258: Abortion practiced by the woman herself or by her parents.
- Article 259: Abortion, practiced by a physician or midwife and dispensing of abortives.
- Article 260: Responsibility of participants in a duel.
- Article 261: Challenging to a duel.
CitationAct No. 3815 (The Revised Penal Code) Article 257 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)
Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).
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