What specific medication was used in the attempted abortion?

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The medication used in the attempted abortion was misoprostol.

The Sessions Court in Kuching has sentenced an Indonesian woman, Nopika, aged 21, to five years' imprisonment for intentionally taking misoprostol with the intent to abort her unborn child. This conviction falls under Section 315 of the Penal Code, which addresses acts intended to prevent a child from being born alive or to cause its death after birth, carrying a potential penalty of up to 10 years' imprisonment, a fine, or both.
Details of the Offence and Conviction

The incident occurred in a bedroom above an eatery in Batu Kawa around 6 a.m. on June 24. A medical officer attended to Nopika following complaints of abdominal pain, at which point she was found to be 27 weeks pregnant. Nopika informed the medical officer that she had ingested a pill, believed to be for inducing a miscarriage, and even showed a photograph of it. This disclosure led to a report being filed, culminating in her arrest on July 3.
Investigation Findings and Consequences

Investigations confirmed that Nopika had obtained and taken misoprostol without a doctor's prescription, with the express intention of terminating her pregnancy. The medication resulted in the premature delivery of the baby, who subsequently died five days later. The post-mortem examination conducted at the Sarawak General Hospital concluded that the cause of death was pulmonary haemorrhage with bilateral intraventricular haemorrhage in a premature infant.
Additional Charge and Sentencing

In a separate proceedings, Nopika also pleaded guilty to overstaying in Malaysia after her social visit pass expired. For this immigration offence, under Section 15(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, she was sentenced to four months' imprisonment by a different Sessions Court judge. The prosecution in these cases was handled by Deputy Public Prosecutors Asmawi Nur Haqim Mokhtar and Marvind Kaliyani, while Nopika was unrepresented.

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