Candlelight vigils to mark 2nd anniversary of Savita Halappanavar's death
October 28, 2014 20:50
Marking the tragic demise of Savita Halappanavar, who died two years ago today, people in Bangalore are conducting candlelight vigils in Bangalore. For those who don't remember, Savita was a 31-year-old dentist residing in Ireland. She died on October 28, 2012 due to septic shock, E.coli in the bloodstream and a miscarriage at 17 weeks. An inquest into her death returned a verdict of medical misadventure. Praveen Halappanavar, her husband, had said the couple had requested a termination of the pregnancy, but this had been refused.
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