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In reply to the discussion: Pregnant woman dies in agony as doctors do nothing by command of the Irish Catholic Church [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)15. Its murder plain and simple.
Disgusting, despicable outrageous laws. Ireland MUST reform its heinous abortion laws. I don't expect beautiful Savita's death to be the turning point but the weight of her body on top of all of the others who have died before her may someday tip the scales towards reform.
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Playinghardball
Nov 2012
OP
Well it appears the doctors are so scared, that they would not remove the dying fetus from
LisaL
Nov 2012
#31
Isn't this an example of what Ryan, Atkins, Murdock, the Xian Right want for ALL women in the U.S.?
nc4bo
Nov 2012
#3
Hopefully in the coming century the Catholic Church's power will be obliterated
Arugula Latte
Nov 2012
#10
If they knew she was miscarrying, they already knew a live birth was impossible.
Ken Burch
Nov 2012
#16
Another moral victory or the folks who helped child abusers escape the law.
Warren DeMontague
Nov 2012
#23
It's what god would have wanted. God never makes mistakes so we shouldn't intervene. . . .
4th law of robotics
Nov 2012
#28