One guilty of foeticide becomes purified if he dies of wounds received in battle fought for the sake of kine and Brahmanas. He may also be purified by casting his person on a burning fire.
भ्रूणहाऽऽहवमध्ये तु शुद्ध्यते शस्त्रपाततः॥ आत्मानं जुहुयादग्नौ समिद्धे तेन शुद्ध्यते।