What crime is committed when a person causes an abortion by violence but without the intention to do so?
The crime committed is Unintentional abortion, which applies when a person causes an abortion by violence, yet the element of intent to cause the abortion is absent (Article 257, Revised Penal Code). This offense is less severely penalized than intentional abortion. The penalty prescribed for unintentional abortion is prision correccional in its minimum and medium period.
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