Portugal

Adaptation of Criminal Legislation to ICC Statute

Chapter II
Crimes

Section I
Crime of genocide and crimes against humanity

Article 9
Crimes against humanity

Anyone who commits any of the following acts as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population:

(g) Using force, the threat of force or another form of coercion, or taking advantage of a coercive environment or the victim’s lack of decision-making capacity:

(iv) Forcibly to make a woman pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of a population;

shall be punished with a term of imprisonment of 12 to 25 years.

Keywords

Forced pregnancy - crimes against humanity



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