233. Infanticide
233. A female person commits infanticide when by a wilful act or omission she causes the death of her newly-born child, if at the time of the act or omission she is not fully recovered from the effects of giving birth to the child and by reason thereof or of the effect of lactation consequent on the birth of the child her mind is then disturbed.
R.S., c. C-34, s. 216.
Criminal Code of Canada
- SHORT TITLE
- INTERPRETATION
- PART I
- PART II OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
- PART II.1 TERRORISM
- PART III FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS
- PART IV OFFENCES AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW AND JUSTICE
- PART V SEXUAL OFFENCES, PUBLIC MORALS AND DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- PART VI INVASION OF PRIVACY
- PART VII DISORDERLY HOUSES, GAMING AND BETTING
- PART VIII OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON AND REPUTATION
- 214 - Interpretation
- 215 - Duties Tending to Preservation of Life
- 219 - Criminal Negligence
- 222 - Homicide
- 229 - Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide
- 229. Murder
- 230. Murder in commission of offences
- 231. Classification of murder
- 232. Murder reduced to manslaughter
- 233. Infanticide
- 234. Manslaughter
- 235. Punishment for murder
- 236. Manslaughter
- 237. Punishment for infanticide
- 238. Killing unborn child in act of birth
- 239. Attempt to commit murder
- 240. Accessory after fact to murder
- 241 - Suicide
- 242 - Neglect in Child-birth and Concealing Dead Body
- 244 - Bodily Harm and Acts and Omissions Causing Danger to the Person
- 249 - Motor Vehicles, Vessels and Aircraft
- 264.1 - Assaults
- 279 - Kidnapping, Trafficking in Persons, Hostage Taking and Abduction
- 287 - Abortion
- 289 - Venereal Diseases
- 290 - Offences Against Conjugal Rights
- 294 - Unlawful Solemnization of Marriage
- 296 - Blasphemous Libel
- 297 - Defamatory Libel
- 317 - Verdicts
- 318 - Hate Propaganda
- PART IX OFFENCES AGAINST RIGHTS OF PROPERTY
- PART X FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO CONTRACTS AND TRADE
- PART XI WILFUL AND FORBIDDEN ACTS IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY
- PART XII OFFENCES RELATING TO CURRENCY
- PART XII.1 INSTRUMENTS AND LITERATURE FOR ILLICIT DRUG USE
- PART XII.2 PROCEEDS OF CRIME
- PART XIII ATTEMPTS — CONSPIRACIES — ACCESSORIES
- PART XIV - JURISDICTION
- PART XV SPECIAL PROCEDURE AND POWERS
- PART XVI COMPELLING APPEARANCE OF ACCUSED BEFORE A JUSTICE AND INTERIM RELEASE
- PART XVII LANGUAGE OF ACCUSED
- PART XVIII PROCEDURE ON PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
- PART XVIII.1 CASE MANAGEMENT JUDGE
- PART XIX INDICTABLE OFFENCES — TRIAL WITHOUT JURY
- PART XIX.1 NUNAVUT COURT OF JUSTICE
- PART XX PROCEDURE IN JURY TRIALS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS
- PART XX.1 MENTAL DISORDER
- PART XXI APPEALS — INDICTABLE OFFENCES
- PART XXI.1 APPLICATIONS FOR MINISTERIAL REVIEW — MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
- PART XXII PROCURING ATTENDANCE
- PART XXIII SENTENCING
- PART XXIV DANGEROUS OFFENDERS AND LONG-TERM OFFENDERS
- PART XXV EFFECT AND ENFORCEMENT OF RECOGNIZANCES
- PART XXVI EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES
- PART XXVII SUMMARY CONVICTIONS
- PART XXVIII MISCELLANEOUS
- SCHEDULE [to Part XXV]
- SCHEDULE [to Part XXVII]