An Act to repeal an Act made in England, in the twenty first Year of the Reign of his late Majesty King James the First, Chapter twenty seventh, intituled, “An Act to prevent the destroying and murthering of Bastard Children, as to this Province of Lower Canada,” and for making provisions for the Trials of Women charged with the murder of any issue of their Bodies, male or female, which being born alive, would, by Law, be Bastard: (19th May, 1812.)

  • Province
    Lower Canada (1792-1841)
  • Chapter
    52 George III Chapter 3 (S1)
  • Year
    1812
  • Concepts
    Family Law
    Women's Health
  • Jurisdictional Relevance
    Provincial/Provinciale
  • Number of Articles
    3
  • Description
    An act to repeal the former act respecting the murder of bastard children, which had been found inconvenient to put into practice. This act dictates that women charged with murdering "any issue of their bodies" will be tried as any other murder would be handled. Women convicted of murdering their bastards in order to conceal their birth are to be sentenced a period of hard labour not exceeding two years.
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