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Nigeria: Nimsa Calls For Review of Abortion Law

December 1, 2009
Ruby Rabiu, All Africa

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigerian Medical Students' Association (NiMSA) has called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to review the abortion law which is part of the Criminal Code of 1979.

The association in a communiqué, made available to daily trust after its NEC meeting which held in Imo state recently reads in part, "The Government and the National Assembly should review the abortion law from the Nigeria Criminal Code of 1979 which the country is still using to reflect the current standard of women's health and reproductive rights.

"This Law was adapted from the British Offences against the Person Act of 1861," the medical students said in the communiqué signed by its President, Patrick Ezie and the National Secretary Evarest Okwara.

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