**4.1 Section 232 – Causing a woman to miscarry**

Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or with fine or with both.

#### **4.2 Section 233 – Causing death of a woman with the intent of causing her miscarriage**

Whoever with intent of causing the miscarriage of a woman whether with child or not does any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished:


#### **4.3 Section 234 – Using force on a woman to cause her miscariage**

Whoever uses force to any woman and thereby unintentionally causes her to miscarry, shall be punished:


#### **4.4 Section 235 – Preventing a child from being born alive**

Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby preventing that child from being born alive or causing it to die after its birth, shall if such act be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the mother, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or with fine or with both.

#### **4.5 Section 236 – Causing the death of unborn child**

Whoever does any act in such circumstances that, if he thereby caused death , he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child shall be punished with imprisonment for life or for a less term and shall also be liable to fine (http://annualreview.law.harvard.edu/population/abortion/NIGERIA. abo.htm).

Whoever voluntarily causes a woman with child to miscarry shall, if such miscarriage be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or with fine or with

Whoever with intent of causing the miscarriage of a woman whether with child or not does

a. with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years and shall also be

b. if the act is done without the consent of the woman, with imprisonment for life, or for

Whoever uses force to any woman and thereby unintentionally causes her to miscarry, shall

a. with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine or with both

b. if the offender knew that the woman was with child, he shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years or with fine or with

Whoever before the birth of any child does any act with the intention of thereby preventing that child from being born alive or causing it to die after its birth, shall if such act be not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the mother, be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to fourteen years or with fine

Whoever does any act in such circumstances that, if he thereby caused death , he would be guilty of culpable homicide, and does by such act cause the death of a quick unborn child shall be punished with imprisonment for life or for a less term and shall also be liable to fine (http://annualreview.law.harvard.edu/population/abortion/NIGERIA.

**4.2 Section 233 – Causing death of a woman with the intent of causing her** 

any act which causes the death of such woman, shall be punished:

**4.3 Section 234 – Using force on a woman to cause her miscariage** 

**4.4 Section 235 – Preventing a child from being born alive** 

**4.5 Section 236 – Causing the death of unborn child** 

any less term and shall also be liable to fine.

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This is applicable to Northern Nigeria:

**4.1 Section 232 – Causing a woman to miscarry** 

It is clear from these Codes that the performance of induced abortion in most cases, except when the life of the woman is at risk, in Nigeria constitutes felony punishable with jail terms that my even be as severe as life sentences! The effect of this no doubt is that abortion practice is driven underground creating the enabling environment for the clandestine activities of quacks to flourish.
