REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AND THE ISSUES OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

With new knowledge on the possibilities for medical intervention in reproductive matters, an increasing number of people in Nigeria are taking advantage. However, as easy as it sounds,assisted reproduction with the use of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) is not a clear-cut procedure. It is fraught with challenges, social, legal and ethical. Despite these, there is yet no law regulating ART in the country. This paper therefore, aims to analyse the reproductive health rights discourse and the issues of assisted reproductive technology in Nigeria. Adopting a doctrinal research methodology, the article finds that the gap in law may better be described as giving room for opportunities to create a legal minefield. It recommends the need for a specific law with detailed provisions to meet these unavoidable challenges that abound.