Did Ireland’s anti-abortionists kill Savita Halappanavar? (protest photos)
DID Ireland’s anti-abortionist kill Savita Halappanavar. Mrs Halappanavar was a 31-year-old dentist from India. Seventeen weeks into her pregnancy she suffered a miscarriage. Aware that her baby – her first – was dying inside her, she asked for an abortion. abortion The Irish State refused. The baby died. A few days Savita Halappanavar succumbed to septicaemia.
Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, 34, says Savita asked for an abortion at Galway University Hospital. He has said that doctors refused to carry out a medical termination because the foetus’s heartbeat was present.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny speaks to the media during a press conference, where he spoke about the death of Savita Halappanavar, at Government Buildings, Dublin.
A general view of Galway University Hospital
Posted: 14th, November 2012 | In: Reviews Comment (1) | TrackBack | Permalink
