How religion killed pregnant Savita Halappanavar

November 15, 2012 05:10

The story of Savita Halappanavar is the story religious conservatives across the world do not want you to consider.

In their minds, when they are denying reproductive rights, they want you to envision rescuing adorable babies.

The 31-year-old dentist living in Galway, Ireland, was 17 weeks pregnant when she appeared at her University Hospital on October 21, complaining of pain. Doctors there determined that she was miscarrying, but would not remove the fetus because it still had a heartbeat.

Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, told reporters that the hospital staff informed the couple that "This is a Catholic country."

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