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The Savita Halappanavar case: Judicial inquiry told abortion refusal was ‘Catholic thing’
An Irish inquest into the death of a pregnant Indian woman who was allegedly denied a termination heard from a witness Tuesday who said an abortion was refused due to a Roman Catholic ethos. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist originally from India, died in a hospital in Galway, on the…
Ireland opens inquest into death of pregnant Indian woman who was denied a termination
An inquest opened in Ireland on Monday into the death of a pregnant Indian woman who was allegedly denied a termination, sparking fierce debate on the Catholic country’s strict abortion laws. Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist originally from India, died in a hospital in Galway, on the west coast of…
Indian woman’s widower blasts Irish officials as new inquiry panel forms
The widower of dentist Savita Halappanavar has spoken out against Irish health officials, accusing the hospital that denied her abortion requests of erasing that fact from her medical records. Praveen Halappanavar told The Belfast Telegraph that, while requests for amenities like toast and blankets are in her file at University…
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