This article compares the current state of women’s reproductive health rights in Nigeria to the developing international human rights discourse on the topic. The author begins by reviewing the definitions and standards on reproductive health rights set by academic scholarship and international conventions, and particularly the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). They then examine Nigeria’s contemporary legal landscape on the matter. An overview of relevant portions of the Nigerian Constitution, national criminal and labour laws, and international and continental charters indicate areas of the law where reproductive rights may be bolstered. The author acknowledges the legal system’s failure to adequately protect women’s reproductive health rights and attributes it in part to enduring patriarchal sociocultural barriers. They conclude by proposing ways to strengthen legal support for reproductive rights, including gender-specific national reproductive health legislation and domestic integration of ratified treaties.