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| Savita Halappanavar 'would still be alive if she had been treated in India' | Savita Halappanavar 'would still be alive if she had been treated in India' |
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| India's ambassador to Ireland has said the woman who died in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion might be alive today if she had been treated in India. | India's ambassador to Ireland has said the woman who died in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion might be alive today if she had been treated in India. |
| Debashish Chakravarti said the death of Savita Halappanavar last month in University Hospital Galway has caused great anguish among the Indian community in Ireland and in India. | Debashish Chakravarti said the death of Savita Halappanavar last month in University Hospital Galway has caused great anguish among the Indian community in Ireland and in India. |
| He said he hoped steps would be taken by the Irish government to ensure that no one else died in similar circumstances in the future. | He said he hoped steps would be taken by the Irish government to ensure that no one else died in similar circumstances in the future. |
| The Irish department of foreign affairs, meanwhile, has confirmed that Ireland's ambassador in Delhi is meeting Indian officials and diplomats to discuss the 31-year-old dentist's death. | The Irish department of foreign affairs, meanwhile, has confirmed that Ireland's ambassador in Delhi is meeting Indian officials and diplomats to discuss the 31-year-old dentist's death. |
| Speaking on RTÉ radio this morning Chakravarti said he had met government officials in Dublin and expressed his concerns about her death. He said he hoped an investigation would be carried out as quickly as possible without affecting the quality of the inquiry. | Speaking on RTÉ radio this morning Chakravarti said he had met government officials in Dublin and expressed his concerns about her death. He said he hoped an investigation would be carried out as quickly as possible without affecting the quality of the inquiry. |
| The ambassador pointed out that abortion was not illegal in India when the mother's life was at risk. | The ambassador pointed out that abortion was not illegal in India when the mother's life was at risk. |
| The media in India have also joined its diplomats in expressing concern over Halappanavar's death. The Times of India in an editorial on the tragedy said the "ban on abortion … ended up taking a life that need not have been lost. How does that square with viewing the ban as 'pro-life'?" | The media in India have also joined its diplomats in expressing concern over Halappanavar's death. The Times of India in an editorial on the tragedy said the "ban on abortion … ended up taking a life that need not have been lost. How does that square with viewing the ban as 'pro-life'?" |
| Later on Friday, Ireland's health service executive will publish the names of the medical experts who will oversee the inquiry into Halappanavar's death. | Later on Friday, Ireland's health service executive will publish the names of the medical experts who will oversee the inquiry into Halappanavar's death. |
| The Irish Republic's near-total ban on abortion came in for harsh criticism from Halappanavar's parents on Thursday. They said the lack of guidelines for medical staff had caused their daughter's death. | The Irish Republic's near-total ban on abortion came in for harsh criticism from Halappanavar's parents on Thursday. They said the lack of guidelines for medical staff had caused their daughter's death. |
| Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, an engineer with Boston Scientific in Galway, said his wife had asked several times over a three-day period that her pregnancy be terminated. At the time she was in severe pain and was miscarrying. Medical staff, however, refused her request, claiming they could detect a foetal heartbeat. They reportedly told the couple: "This is a Catholic country." | Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, an engineer with Boston Scientific in Galway, said his wife had asked several times over a three-day period that her pregnancy be terminated. At the time she was in severe pain and was miscarrying. Medical staff, however, refused her request, claiming they could detect a foetal heartbeat. They reportedly told the couple: "This is a Catholic country." |
| Senator David Norris, one of Ireland's veteran parliamentarians, who has campaigned for women's reproductive rights, called on the ruling Fine Gael-Labour coalition to immediately publish the findings of a report into reforming the country's abortion laws. | Senator David Norris, one of Ireland's veteran parliamentarians, who has campaigned for women's reproductive rights, called on the ruling Fine Gael-Labour coalition to immediately publish the findings of a report into reforming the country's abortion laws. |
| He said: "Of course it should be published right away because three months is far too long to wait. In fact, we have been waiting for 20 years since the X case established the principle that women could have abortions if their lives were at threat. The government should publish now and clarify where all stand." | He said: "Of course it should be published right away because three months is far too long to wait. In fact, we have been waiting for 20 years since the X case established the principle that women could have abortions if their lives were at threat. The government should publish now and clarify where all stand." |
| The gay rights and equality campaigner said that some anti-abortion voices who claimed the Halappanavar case was being used to introduce abortion into Ireland by the back door were "failing to show sensitivity" in the face of the tragedy. | The gay rights and equality campaigner said that some anti-abortion voices who claimed the Halappanavar case was being used to introduce abortion into Ireland by the back door were "failing to show sensitivity" in the face of the tragedy. |
| Meanwhile, pro-choice activists are using social media networks to organise a mass protest against Ireland's abortion laws on Saturday. Up to 4,000 people have joined a new Facebook page centred on the rally in central Dublin on Saturday afternoon with a further 27,000 invites issued on the network urging users of the site to attend the demonstration. | Meanwhile, pro-choice activists are using social media networks to organise a mass protest against Ireland's abortion laws on Saturday. Up to 4,000 people have joined a new Facebook page centred on the rally in central Dublin on Saturday afternoon with a further 27,000 invites issued on the network urging users of the site to attend the demonstration. |
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