Nigeria, Nov. 11 -- The recent suspension of a controversial abortion bill has sparked a wave of reactions from Nigerian women on social media, many of whom described the proposed legislation as a misplaced priority.

Using the hashtag - SayNoToAbortionBill, some urge the lawmakers to re-evaluate their legislative priorities and, instead of focusing on restricting abortion, should concentrate on enacting and enforcing stiffer penalties for perpetrators of rape and defilement and other matters that concern the citizens' welfare.

On 26 October, the Nigerian Senate suspended consideration of a bill seeking to impose a 10-year jail term for abortion-related offences. The decision followed heated debates among lawmakers on how to determine an...