The death of Savita Halappanavar after she was denied an abortion will divide Ireland [View all]

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Anger and shame: Irish women protest following the death of Savita Halappanavar

By Judith Woods
The Independent
Nov 15, 2012

An unborn life is worth fighting for, but not at any cost

What a shameful time to be Irish, Catholic and anti-abortion. As I’m all three, I hang my head in mortification at the tragic, possibly avoidable death of Savita Halappanavar, who was denied the termination that could have saved her life.

The 31-year-old dentist, who moved to Ireland from India in 2008, was admitted to hospital in great pain, 17 weeks into a much-wanted pregnancy. Doctors at University Hospital Galway confirmed she was miscarrying her baby, yet refused to intervene on the grounds that the foetal heart was still beating.

There was life, so there was – what? Hope? No, the child was lost, far beyond the reach of modern medicine, nobody disputes that. Instead of hope there was faith. Faith at its very worst, manifested by a dogmatic reluctance to take action.

More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/9680528/The-death-of-Savita-Halappanavar-after-she-was-denied-an-abortion-will-divide-Ireland.html