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News: Woman dies in Irish hospital after being denied an abortion
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Woman dies in Irish hospital after being denied an abortion
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Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant, at University Hospital Galway last month.
Savita Halappanavar (31), a dentist, presented with back pain at the hospital on October 21st, was found to be miscarrying, and died of septicaemia a week later.
Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar (34), an engineer at Boston Scientific in Galway, says she asked several times over a three-day period that the pregnancy be terminated. He says that, having been told she was miscarrying, and after one day in severe pain, Ms Halappanavar asked for a medical termination.
This was refused, he says, because the foetal heartbeat was still present and they were told, “this is a Catholic country”.
She spent a further 2½ days “in agony” until the foetal heartbeat stopped.
Intensive care
The dead foetus was removed and Savita was taken to the high dependency unit and then the intensive care unit, where she died of septicaemia on the 28th.
An autopsy carried out by Dr Grace Callagy two days later found she died of septicaemia “documented ante-mortem” and E.coli ESBL.
A hospital spokesman confirmed the Health Service Executive had begun an investigation while the hospital had also instigated an internal investigation. He said the hospital extended its sympathy to the family and friends of Ms Halappanavar but could not discuss the details of any individual case.
Speaking from Belgaum in the Karnataka region of southwest India, Mr Halappanavar said an internal examination was performed when she first presented.
“The doctor told us the cervix was fully dilated, amniotic fluid was leaking and unfortunately the baby wouldn’t survive.” The doctor, he says, said it should be over in a few hours. There followed three days, he says, of the foetal heartbeat being checked several times a day.
“Savita was really in agony. She was very upset, but she accepted she was losing the baby. When the consultant came on the ward rounds on Monday morning Savita asked if they could not save the baby could they induce to end the pregnancy. The consultant said, ‘As long as there is a foetal heartbeat we can’t do anything’.
“Again on Tuesday morning, the ward rounds and the same discussion. The consultant said it was the law, that this is a Catholic country. Savita [a Hindu] said: ‘I am neither Irish nor Catholic’ but they said there was nothing they could do.
“That evening she developed shakes and shivering and she was vomiting. She went to use the toilet and she collapsed. There were big alarms and a doctor took bloods and started her on antibiotics.
“The next morning I said she was so sick and asked again that they just end it, but they said they couldn’t.”
Critically ill
At lunchtime the foetal heart had stopped and Ms Halappanavar was brought to theatre to have the womb contents removed. “When she came out she was talking okay but she was very sick. That’s the last time I spoke to her.”
At 11 pm he got a call from the hospital. “They said they were shifting her to intensive care. Her heart and pulse were low, her temperature was high. She was sedated and critical but stable. She stayed stable on Friday but by 7pm on Saturday they said her heart, kidneys and liver weren’t functioning. She was critically ill. That night, we lost her.”
Mr Halappanavar took his wife’s body home on Thursday, November 1st, where she was cremated and laid to rest on November 3rd.
The hospital spokesman said that in general sudden hospital deaths were reported to the coroner. In the case of maternal deaths, a risk review of the case was carried out.
External experts were involved in this review and the family consulted on the terms of reference. They were also interviewed by the review team and given a copy of the report.
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This is just disgusting. I feel so ashamed to be from Ireland sometimes. 
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F*ck the catholics, honestly. Their pedophilic priests and bullcrap preaching can be shoved up all their asses.
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I thought Ireland was more liberal?
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Originally posted by feuxtography
I thought Ireland was more liberal?
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So did I, but obviously the Catholic Church still has some power over us.
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Originally posted by feuxtography
I thought Ireland was more liberal?
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Funny thing is, most catholic vote for liberal candidates in elections: In the us, anyway
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Funny thing is, most catholic vote for liberal candidates in elections: In the us, anyway
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Only because the majority of catholics in the US are latino.
Look at how the rest of the Abrahamic religious tree vote.
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Only because the majority of catholics in the US are latino.
Look at how the rest of the Abrahamic religious tree vote.
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Yes, most Jews and catholics are of an immigrant descent and therefore vote democratic. I was just pointing something out, okay?
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Yes, most Jews and catholics are of an immigrant descent and therefore vote democratic. I was just pointing something out, okay?
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Girl I wasn't even on the offense. Why are you overreacting?
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Woman dies in Irish hispital after being denied an abortion
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I think I'm the one who's gonna die after reading this 
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Whatever happened to separation of Church from state?
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Originally posted by katyperryismylife
I think I'm the one who's gonna die after reading this |
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Originally posted by SpecialK
Whatever happened to separation of Church from state?
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I guess Ireland isn't a state. 
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She could receive attention but an Abortion
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They need to stop being so backward and fully legalise abortion already, its the 21st century not the 18th
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You're going to die because of a typo? Way to make a joke of the situation. I edited it, since it was such a problem.
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They need to stop being so backward and fully legalise abortion already, its the 21st century not the 18th
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You're going to die because of a typo? Way to make a joke of the situation. I edited it, since it was such a problem. |
Learn to take some sense of humor sometimes. And I wasn't even intending to make fun of the woman who died FYI.
I made a joke about the typo not about what happened. There's a difference.
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that's absolutely horrid!!! l feel so bad for the lady  rip
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Originally posted by feuxtography
Only because the majority of catholics in the US are latino.
Look at how the rest of the Abrahamic religious tree vote.
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And most Latinos are rather socially conservative, too. The reason they vote overwhelmingly Dem is immigration policy.
As for the woman, if she was miscarrying I don't see the big deal with allowing it. I don't support abortion but there is no reason for it not to be an option if the mother will die.
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Only because the majority of catholics in the US are latino.
Look at how the rest of the Abrahamic religious tree vote.
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Don't they all generally vote Democratic?
Catholics do. Jews do. I'd assume Muslims do, but I have no idea.
Oh, I didn't even think about the Protestants. They're more likely to vote Republican.
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Don't they all generally vote Democratic?
Catholics do. Jews do. I'd assume Muslims do, but I have no idea.
Oh, I didn't even think about the Protestants. They're more likely to vote Republican. |
Catholics are split but the GOP is gaining in recent years, and the Democrat contraception mandate isn't helping that reverse. Jews mostly vote Democrat, as do Muslims, but Muslims used to vote Republican until 2004 because they supported social conservative views. Now they vote overwhelmingly Democrat. Also, non-theists tend to vote Democrat due to their lack of support for social views.
Protestants vote overwhelmingly GOP now, particularly born-again Christians and evangelicals.
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