Maternal Mortality Prevention In Nigeria: A Legal Appraisal Of Reproductive Health Protections, Sexual Rights And Compliance With International Law
- IJLLR Journal
- Aug 18
- 1 min read
Umar Isa Sulaiman*, LL.B., LL.M, Ph.D. (Candidate MAAUN), B.L., Lecturer, Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria, http://orcid.org/0009-000-8683-0942
ABSTRACT
The groundnorm of Human Rights under International Law is traced to the Universal Declaration Rights. All human rights begin at birth; the ‘right to life’ explicitly draws its relevance from human birth, this could be seen from the text and negotiating history of the ‘right to life’. It is in evidence that the realization and development of certain rights that belong to women took a gradual process, especially the reproductive and sexual health right. Reproductive health right implies that people are able to have j certified and safe life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to reproduce if when and how often to do no. It further embraces certain human rights that are already recognized in national Laws, International human right documents. This article seeks to discuss maternal mortality/morbidity under i.e reproductive health and sexual rights regime, with a view to provide the major causes, trends, statistics, implications, prevalence, legal and policy framework and the extent of the achievement of the SDG goal 3.1 and 5; with a case study of Nigeria. The success recorded in that respect and avenues by which maternal mortality/morbidity could further are reduced/prevented.
Keywords: Maternal, mortality, morbidity, causes, statistics, reproductive and sexual health rights.
