any poison or other noxious thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any
other means, commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for fourteen
years.
142. Procuring miscarriage.
Any woman who, being with child, with intent to procure her own
miscarriage, unlawfully administers to herself any poison or other noxious
thing, or uses any force of any kind, or uses any other means, or permits any
such things or means to be administered to or used on her, commits a felony
and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
143. Supplying drugs, etc. to procure abortion.
Any person who unlawfully supplies to or procures for any person any thing,
knowing that it is intended to be unlawfully used to procure the miscarriage
of a woman, whether she is or is not with child, commits a felony and is
liable to imprisonment for three years.
144. Knowledge of age of female immaterial.
Except as otherwise expressly stated, it is immaterial in the case of any of the
offences committed with respect to a woman or girl under a specified age that
the accused person did not know that the woman or girl was under that age,
or believed that she was not under that age.
145. Unnatural offences.
Any person who—
(a) has carnal knowledge of any person against the order of nature;
(b) has carnal knowledge of an animal; or
(c) permits a male person to have carnal knowledge of him or her
against the order of nature,
commits an offence and is liable to imprisonment for life.
146. Attempt to commit unnatural offences.
Any person who attempts to commit any of the offences specified in section
145 commits a felony and is liable to imprisonment for seven years.
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