she then asked me to come to anambra.ing birth, i would sell the baby, so i could continue living my life. they said that after delivery, they will give me money. how much money did they say they would give you? 800,000. 800,000 naira. now, looking back, do you regret that decision? i am still confused. you're still confused. it's ok. nigeria has very restrictive abortion laws, which criminalise abortion with steep penalties, and pregnancies can't be terminated unless it's required to save the life of the mother. i know some people will baulk at the idea of, "how could you sell your child ? " and of course i'm not condoning that, but i think you need to kind of put yourself in their shoes and try to understand what would push someone to feel like that is the only option. and what does that say about society, that so many girls feel like this is the only option? as we join the commissioner again, a baby is at the centre of an extraordinary exchange. she's interviewing a couple who got their child through the cryptic pregna