This is something I never thought about... what if a person on death row is pregnant. It's pretty fucked up... the law states that if you're under 18 or pregnant you can't be executed, but they had somebody sign on her behalf then put her out (instead of local anestesia) for the abortion.
"Chinese prison officials have forced a pregnant inmate found guilty of transporting heroin to undergo an abortion so that she could be eligible for the death penalty, according to a report published on Wednesday, AFP/Yahoo! News reports.
Ma Weihua in January was arrested in Gansu province for transporting 56 ounces of heroin from Xinjiang province. Under China's criminal code, individuals convicted of trafficking that amount of heroin can be executed. "
source: medicalnewstoday