Sentences with phrase «face life imprisonment»

Women's access to abortion remains severely limited and they face life imprisonment if they break the law.

«The result is that these women face life imprisonment,» said Birenbaum.

If convicted, Ryan Lawrence can face life imprisonment without parole.

However, it is for parliament to legislate for that change and it has thus far failed to do so, leaving those who help a terminally ill or incurably suffering loved one to die facing life imprisonment, and taking away autonomy and choice for people at end of life.

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Rev Kuwa Shamal Abazmam Kurri who faced the death penalty or life imprisonment was acquitted of all charges in January, while Christian aid worker Jasek from the Czech Republic received a presidential pardon and left Sudan in February.

Any doctor who does intervene in this way could face prosecution for murder, which carries a sentence of life imprisonment.

Regarding the punishment that accused Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should face if found guilty of the attack, 59 percent of those surveyed replied that he should be executed, while 35 percent responded that he should be sentenced to life imprisonment without the chance for parole.

[2] In 1988, Kendell Geers was one of 143 young men who publicly refused to serve in the South African Defence Force and faced either a life in exile or six years» imprisonment in a civilian jail.

Anyone who is found guilty of importing more than one kilogram of a Schedule I substance into Canada faces a minimum sentence of two years» imprisonment, and can face up to life in prison.

Whether charged in state or federal court, however, the defendant will be at risk of facing years of imprisonment and other harsh penalties - or possibly life in prison in certain circumstances.

An individual accused of robbery could potentially face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment (in the case where a firearm is used).

If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment in federal prison, and a potential lifetime of supervision.

When Bill C - 75 becomes law, for all but those facing the most grievous type of crimes — those with maximum sentences of life imprisonment: murder, aggravated sexual assault, aircraft hijacking, etc. — the discovery of Crown witnesses becomes significantly curtailed.