{
  "id": 14693967,
  "title": "Pelajar gugur kandungan dipenjara sebulan, denda RM5,000",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pelajar-gugur-kandungan-dipenjara-sebulan-denda-rm5-000-14693967",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:47:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/15/pelajar-gugur-kandungan-dipenjara-sebulan-denda-rm5-000"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 19-year-old university student has been sentenced to one year in prison and fined RM5,000 by the Kota Kinabalu High Court for performing a self-induced abortion. The student was found guilty of violating Section 312 of the Criminal Force Act, as reported by The Borneo Post. The court also ordered the student to remain in custody for an additional eight months if they fail to pay the fine. The act was committed at a rented house in Kota Kinabalu on May 15th. According to the case facts, the pregnant woman, who was 15 weeks along, received emergency room treatment after experiencing bleeding at a hospital. Beforehand, she took 11 tablets of Misoprostol (Cytotec) 200mcg orally and inserted three more tablets into her body. Investigations revealed that the woman took the medication to induce her abortion as she was not prepared to be a mother. She and her male partner agreed to the procedure. Counsel Jagnesh Jaya represented the defendant, while Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Ronnie Anthony handled the prosecution.",
  "summary": "Wanita berusia 19 tahun itu didakwa ambil pil gugur janin kerana belum sedia jadi ibu.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Pelajar gugur kandungan dipenjara sebulan, denda RM5,000",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pelajar-gugur-kandungan-dipenjara-sebulan-denda-rm5-000",
        "published": "2026-10-15T11:47:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}