Pregnant woman dies in agony as doctors do nothing by command of the Irish Catholic Church [View all]

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The Guardian:

"This is a Catholic country," was what Irish doctors told Savita Halappanavar after she learned she was miscarrying her pregnancy and asked for an abortion to avoid further complications. She spent three days in agonizing pain, eventually shaking, vomiting and passing out. She again asked for an abortion and was refused, because the fetus still had a heartbeat.
Then she died.

Here's a photo of Savita Halappanavar:


She was 17 weeks pregnant, died of septicaemia a week after presenting with back pain on 21 October at University hospital in Galway, where she was found to be miscarrying.

Her husband describes her last days:

More at: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/14/1161544/-Pregnant-woman-dies-in-agony-as-doctors-do-nothing-by-command-of-the-Irish-Catholic-Church