Should abortion be legalized in Nigeria?
Abortion in Nigeria is illegal and carries a heavy jail sentence–up to 14 years imprisonment unless it is performed to save the life of the pregnant woman. In 2012, about one-fourth of Nigeria’s 9.2 million pregnancies were unintended —a rate of 59 unintended pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–49. More than half (56%) of these…