What is the penalty for the parents of a pregnant woman who cause an abortion with her consent to conceal her dishonor?
Parents causing abortion with the woman’s consent to conceal dishonor suffer prision correccional medium/maximum.
How are physicians or midwives penalized if they cause or assist in causing an abortion?
Physicians or midwives causing abortion suffer the maximum penalty under Article 256 due to abuse of skill.
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What is the offense committed by a pharmacist who dispenses an abortive substance without a proper prescription?
Pharmacists dispensing abortives without prescription suffer arresto mayor and a fine up to P100,000.
What is the responsibility and penalty imposed upon a person who kills their adversary in a duel?
Killing an adversary in a duel is punished by reclusion temporal; injuries are penalized according to their nature.
What is the penalty for duel participants when no physical injuries have been inflicted?
If no physical injuries result from a duel, combatants suffer arresto mayor, and the seconds are punished as accomplices.
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What benefits under the law apply to parents who kill their daughter’s seducer under exceptional circumstances?
Parents of a daughter under eighteen years may receive benefit of destierro if they kill the seducer.
Who is not entitled to the benefits of the exceptional circumstances defense provided in Article 247?
Those who promote prostitution or consent to spousal infidelity are disqualified from the destierro benefit.
What are the qualifying circumstances that elevate a killing to the crime of Murder?
Murder is killing a non-relative with treachery, superior strength, or other means ensuring impunity.
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What specific circumstances involving motive, force of nature, or calamity qualify a killing as Murder?
Killing for reward or using destructive means like fire, explosion, or during a calamity is murder.
What are the circumstances related to planning and cruelty that qualify a killing as Murder?
Murder is qualified by evident premeditation or cruelty, such as inhumanly augmenting the victim’s suffering.
