Pregnant Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy in Sudan . Meriam ##ne 's sentence now will get higher court endorsement . In 2006 , an Afghan man threatened with the death penalty for converting to Christianity was released into exile after Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai reportedly intervened at the behest of his Western backers , over the objections of the country 's conservative judiciary . The law in Sudan delays executing pregnant women until two weeks after they give birth . Religious groups , Western countries support the case .
Pregnant Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy in Sudan . Meriam ##ne 's sentence now will get higher court endorsement . The law in Sudan delays executing pregnant women until two weeks after they give birth . Religious groups , Western countries support the case .