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'''Forced pregnancy''', according to the [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]], is "the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law. This definition shall not in any way be interpreted as affecting national laws relating to pregnancy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://untreaty.un.org/cod/icc/statute/romefra.htm#Article_7|title=Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court}}</ref> | '''Forced pregnancy''', according to Article 7, paragraph 2(f) of the [[Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court]], is "the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law. This definition shall not in any way be interpreted as affecting national laws relating to pregnancy."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://untreaty.un.org/cod/icc/statute/romefra.htm#Article_7|title=Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 18:46, 14 October 2012
Forced pregnancy, according to Article 7, paragraph 2(f) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, is "the unlawful confinement of a woman forcibly made pregnant, with the intent of affecting the ethnic composition of any population or carrying out other grave violations of international law. This definition shall not in any way be interpreted as affecting national laws relating to pregnancy."[1]