Malaysia legislation
Section 309
of PENAL CODE
Section 309
Attempt to commit suicide
Whoever attempts to commit suicide, and does any act towards the commission of such offence, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year or with fine or with both.
Act 574
Infanticide 309a. When any woman by any wilful act or omission causes the death of her newly-born child, but at the time of the act or omission she had not fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to such child, and by reason thereof the balance of her mind was then disturbed, she shall, notwithstanding that the circumstances were such that but for this section the offence would have amounted to murder, be guilty of the offence of infanticide.
Punishment for infanticide 309b. Whoever commits the offence of infanticide shall be punished at the discretion of the Court, with imprisonment for a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine.
310–311. (There are no ss. 310–311).
Causing Miscarriage; Injuries to Unborn Children; Exposure of
Infants; and Concealment of Births
Causing miscarriage