Ireland's abortion standoff

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/irelands-abortion-standoff-0022407'

In Ireland a women named Savita Halappanavar died from being refused an abortion at a Irish hospital. She was miscarrying at the time and died shortly after from infection. Her death has reignited the debate on abortion in the Catholic country. Right now the law in Ireland is that an abortion is only preformed to save the live of a mother. There are fierce debates on whether the laws should be changed or should remain the same. There are protest going on in the streets because many are in outrage over the death of Savita. They are marching all over the country in Dublin, Gallway, and Limerick in remembrance of her death. Many pro-choice advocates in the European Health Organization are using this case and relating it to case X in the United States when the fourteen year old girl was impregnated by rape and became suicidal and then was allowed to travel to obtain an abortion. People are calling for clearer laws on abortion and it seems that with Savitas death they may have an answer.

Posted by : Katelyn Krumreich