The fight for human rights in Nigeria has received ample coverage, as has that for fairer distribution of oil revenues - and the battle to curb endemic corruption. But, Nigerian women have another, and often more pressing fight on their hands - for abortion rights. In Nigeria, abortion is only permitted if the procedure is needed to save the life of a woman. Abortion under other circumstances is punishable with up to seven years imprisonment for the woman concerned, while the doctor who performs the procedure can spend 14 years in jail.