Section 16
Not To Get Abortion Conducted Forcefully
(1) Except in the circumstance as referred to in Section 15, no one shall conduct or get abortion conducted with an intention to get the abortion conducted or knowingly or having reason to believe that the abortion can occur.
(2) No one shall get the abortion conducted by coercing a pregnant woman, threatening, enticing or tempting her.
(3) If any of the following acts is committed, it shall be deemed to have got abortion performed:
(a) Getting abortion conducted pursuant to sub-section (2),
(b) Miscarriage that occurs while something is done to the pregnant woman with some enmity,
(c) Making assistance to commit acts referred to in clauses (a) and (b),
(4) While conducting abortion, in case the abortion does not occur instantly but a living infant is born, and if the infant, which is born as a result of such an act dies immediately, it shall be deemed to have got the abortion conducted for the purposes of this Section.
(2) No one shall get the abortion conducted by coercing a pregnant woman, threatening, enticing or tempting her.
(3) If any of the following acts is committed, it shall be deemed to have got abortion performed:
(a) Getting abortion conducted pursuant to sub-section (2),
(b) Miscarriage that occurs while something is done to the pregnant woman with some enmity,
(c) Making assistance to commit acts referred to in clauses (a) and (b),
(4) While conducting abortion, in case the abortion does not occur instantly but a living infant is born, and if the infant, which is born as a result of such an act dies immediately, it shall be deemed to have got the abortion conducted for the purposes of this Section.