A miscarriage,or the premature expulsion of the contents of the contents of the womb before the term of gestation is completed. A woman can be convicted of conspiracy to procure her own miscarriage. R. v. Whitchurch, (1890) 24 Q. B.D. 420. [Whart.]

Abortion and miscarriage - Taylor in his principle and practice of Medical jurisprudence opines at p. 332 (13th Edn.) that legally both abortion and miscarriage are synonymous because the foetus being regarded as a"human life... from the moment of fertilisation". Word 'miscarriage' is usde for "spontaneous abortion" and "abortion" for "miscarriage produced by unlawful means". Jacob George (Dr) v. State of Kerala, (1994) 3 SC430; 1994 SCC (Cri)774.