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| Name: | Infanticide Act (No. 27 of 1990)(Chapter 9), 1996 Revision. |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Subject(s): | Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1990 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Supplement to the Government Gazette, 1996, 1 p. |
| ISN: | ZWE-1990-L-57018 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=57018&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Supplement to the Government Gazette, 1996, 1 p. |
| Abstract/Citation: | Creates the offense of infaticide and provides for its punishment. S 4 stipulates mitigating conditions for mothers' acts, including, inter alia, the effects that a birth might have on a woman's social and financial situation, and difficulties that caring for a child might create for the mother's social or financial situation. |
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