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Woman dies in Ireland after being denied abortion

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DUBLIN: A 31-year-old woman, who was 17 weeks pregnant, died after she was denied permission to undergo an abortion at University hospital in Galway as it is illegal in the Republic of Ireland. Savita Halappanavar, a dentist, suffered a miscarriage and septicaemia. The Guardian reports say that her request for a termination was denied because a foetal heartbeat was still present and they were told at one point: "This is a Catholic country." Her husband Praveen claimed that doctors refused to carry out a termination for religious reasons. "Again on Tuesday morning ... the consultant said it was the law, that this is a Catholic country. Savita said: "I am neither Irish nor Catholic," but they said there was nothing they could do," Praveen Halappanavar Sky News reported that the 31-year-old dentist was suffering from agonising pain and, according to her husband, made several requests for an abortion. Medical staff later removed the foetus after the heartbeat stopped but Savita died of septicaemia on 28 October, reports The Guardian. Her death is expected to spark a backlash against the Irish government, criticised by left-wing members of parliament for failing to introduce new laws to permit abortion in life-threatening circumstances. Associated Press quoted Prime Minister Enda Kenny saying that he was awaiting findings from three investigations into the death of Savita Halappanavar. The death of Savita highlights the trouble that pregnant women with severe health issues face in predominantly Catholic Ireland. A Associated Press report says: Ireland's constitution officially bans abortion, but a 1992 Supreme Court ruling found it should be legalized for situations when the woman's life is at risk from continuing the pregnancy. Five governments since have refused to pass a law resolving the confusion, leaving Irish hospitals reluctant to terminate pregnancies except in the most obviously life-threatening circumstances.
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What a retarded backward country. Of course if something like this happened in a 3rd world country criticism would be forthcoming from all qtrs; how can Ireland be even considered progressive when it does not allow ppl of different faith to practice their choice. To save one life (fetus) they kill another- WTF

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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I do not care what the law on abortion is....you DO NOT ....absolutely DO NOT EVER EVER EVER let your patient carrying a miscarrying foetus get to sepsis stage. What kind of moron doctors are these? Is the bloody pope treating this country as their own resort island? ..l., take this Vatican

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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. I do not care what the law on abortion is....you DO NOT ....absolutely DO NOT EVER EVER EVER let your patient carrying a miscarrying foetus get to sepsis stage. What kind of moron doctors are these? Is the bloody pope treating this country as their own resort island? ..l.' date= take this Vatican
You took it one step too far. The Vatican has got nothing to do with it - ask the Pope and he will suggest using common sense which in this case was saving the woman's life. The problem is the Republic of Ireland have misplaced priorities due to hidden agendas. They are the ones to be blamed not a person sitting miles away from the scene of the incident.
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These guys are supposed to be "pro life". The irony :facepalm:
That phrase is seriously misplaced. Anti-abortion is not pro-life and nothing proves it better than this particular case. I am strongly against Abortion myself, but not against common sense. Doctors take an oath to protect their patients and nothing else should come ahead of that. The only criteria in making a judgement or a decision should be the patient's health. This is extremely unfortunate.
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That phrase is seriously misplaced. Anti-abortion is not pro-life and nothing proves it better than this particular case. I am strongly against Abortion myself, but not against common sense. Doctors take an oath to protect their patients and nothing else should come ahead of that. The only criteria in making a judgement or a decision should be the patient's health. This is extremely unfortunate.
what do you mean ? when is it not ok to have an abortion ? and do you think if you or anybody else is against it then it should be implemented for everybody ?
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That phrase is seriously misplaced. Anti-abortion is not pro-life and nothing proves it better than this particular case. I am strongly against Abortion myself, but not against common sense. Doctors take an oath to protect their patients and nothing else should come ahead of that. The only criteria in making a judgement or a decision should be the patient's health. This is extremely unfortunate.
It is almost like removing uterus if they find cancer.
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what do you mean ? when is it not ok to have an abortion ? and do you think if you or anybody else is against it then it should be implemented for everybody ?
Where did I say that? Who am I to tell others what they should do with their pregnancies?
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I just want to know what do you mean by "I am strongly against Abortion myself"
I mean exactly what I said. Abortion is an abused process in India. The law is strict on abortion for good reason and it should remain the same. And like I said, I am not against abortion when it's truly needed.
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why do you want to know?:nervous: There are different cricteria for different countries.i can tell you about india? Sent from my GT-I9103 using Tapatalk 2
Nahiiii:icflove:
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