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Abortion in Brunei is legal when performed to save a woman's life. A woman who induces her abortion faces up to seven years in prison. The penalty for someone who performs an abortion was 10–15 years.

In 2014, Brunei's government introduced Sharia criminal law, which punishes abortion with execution by stoning. This provision was initially set to take effect in 2016.

In 2016, a 22-year-old woman was sentenced to six months in prison for obtaining an abortion using the abortion pill, despite facing a maximum sentence of seven years.

References

1. "Brunei Darussalam". Abortion Policies: A Global Review (DOC). Vol. Country Profiles. United Nations Population Division. 2002. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
2. "BRUNEI. Penal Code. Causing of Miscarriage; Injuries to Unborn Children; Exposure of Infants; and Concealment of Birth". www.hsph.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
3. Cohen, Sandy (6 May 2014). "Beverly Hills Hotel Boycotted Over Brunei's Sharia Penal Code". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
4. "Sultan of Brunei introduces death by stoning under new Sharia laws". The National. Agence France-Presse. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
5. Ozanick, Bill. "The Implications of Brunei's Sharia Law". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
6. "Local Woman Receive 6 Months Jail Sentenced for Aborting Baby". www.brudirect.com. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
7. "Youth in Abortion Case Set for Time in Jail, fine". www.brudirect.com. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 2017-06-25.

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