NIGERIAN ABORTION LAW IN THE LIGHT OF PRESENT REALITIES

Abortion has become one of the most controversial issues of our time. It has given rise to raging debates and highly charged division between the "pro-life"¹ and "pro-choice"² schools. The schools appear to be irreconcilable in principle and any search for a consensus or compromise is unlikely to yield fruits at present³. Consequently, any legal regime is unlikely to prove satisfactory to one or other side of the debate. The present contribution however, is not intended to join any side of this debate. Our focus here is only to examine the present state of the Nigerian Law on the subject and determine whether the law is still justified or needs amendments in the light of present realities.