Prior to 1994, the Criminal Code had provided that the death penalty could not be applied to women who were pregnant; in 1994, that provision had been amended to include women pregnant at the time of the offence, at the time of sentencing or at the time of enforcement of the sentence.
1994年以前，刑法典规定对怀孕妇女不能采用死刑；1994年，该项规定已被修订，适用范围包括作案、宣判和行刑时已经怀孕的妇女。