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Senate steps down bill proposing 10-year jail term for abortion offences

✍️ Abdulqudus Ogundapo, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow, Class, Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus, Display Inline, .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Where Img, Height Auto Max-Width, Vertical-Align Bottom .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar, Vertical-Align Middle .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar Is .Alignleft .Alignright 📅 October 21, 2025 05:55 PM ⏱️ 3 min read 🕐 Scraped: October 22, 2025

Summary: The bill was stepped down following confusion that arose among senators over how to determine when an abortion is unlawful, with some members arguing that certain abortions may be necessary for medical reasons or due to economic hardship.

The Senate on Tuesday suspended consideration of the Criminal Code Amendment Bill following disagreements over provisions criminalising the supply of drugs or instruments used to conduct abortions.

The bill, which originated from the House of Representatives, seeks to amend Nigeria’s Criminal Code Act to align it with the country’s current economic realities.

During plenary, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, presented the concurrence bill alongside two others — the Federal Road Safety Corps (Amendment) B

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