A Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 and Insert a New Subsection Which Provides that if a Woman Who is Pregnant is Convicted of an Offence Punishable by Death, the Court Shall Sentence Her to Life Imprisonment Instead of Death Sentence and for Related Matters

Abstract

This Bill seeks to alter Section 33 which provides for Right to Life in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to insert a subsection which provides that if a woman who is pregnant is convicted of an offence punishable by death, the court shall sentence her to life imprisonment instead of death sentence.