The word fáviti (‘imbecile’) will be omitted from the 222nd article of the general Icelandic penal code if a new bill, currently being drafted, is passed in parliament. Instead “individuals with developmental disability” will be referred to, according to Iceland Review.

The article currently states: “Anyone who on purpose or by recklessness hands a dangerous object or chemical to a child younger than 15, mentally ill person or an imbecile shall be fined or imprisoned …,” ruv.is reports.