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Savita’s story shocked Ireland and made the country decide to liberalize the abortion law. In the 17th week of pregnancy, Savita Halappanavar was hospitalized with severe back pain. Doctors found fetal defects and gave no chance for the child’s survival. However, for three days they waited “for his heart to stop beating”. After the child died in the woman’s body, Savita fell into a coma and later died of sepsis. Her death sparked a wave of protests in Ireland and became a symbol of the struggle for the right to abortion in the country.
- Irish resident Savita Halappanavar, 17 weeks pregnant, presented to hospital in Galway, Ireland with back pain
- Doctors announced that the fetus would die, but waited, not wanting to have an abortion, and using the Irish law in force at the time.
- Staff misjudged the woman’s health, and waiting for the fetus to die naturally led to her death
- Public coverage of history has given new impetus to the fight to lift the abortion ban in Ireland
- You can find more such stories on the TvoiLokony home page
Savita Halappanavar was born in 1981 in Bagalkot, India. She was the youngest child in the family of engineer Andanappa Yalaga and his wife Akhmedevi. She had two older brothers and from birth she was the apple of the eye of the whole family. A beautiful and talented girl won the sympathy of everyone she met on her way. She received a solid education and dreamed of her own dental practice. She could easily find a job in India, but together with her husband decided to go to Ireland. Prevvar Halappanavar, an engineer at a medical equipment company with whom Savita felt a great deal, promised her that they would come back if she did not like her in exile.
Doctors waited three days for the fetus to die
Everything was going well in Ireland. In July 2012, Savita received a license and approval to practice as a dentist in Ireland. At the same time the spouses found out that they would have a child, which complemented their happiness. Unfortunately, it did not last long and everything ended tragically.
When Savita was 17 weeks pregnant, she organized a “baby shower”, which also has a tradition in India. The woman arranged it earlier than it is done in India, so that her parents, who would soon be returning home, could be there.
Right after the party, On October 21, 2012, she checked into the University Hospital of Galway with severe lower back pain. The doctor informed the woman that there was an incomplete miscarriage. On the night of October 22, the woman’s waters broke, but the fetus did not escape. As Prevvar Halappanavar later said, since the fetal heart was still beating, the doctor refused to do so abortion.
On October 23, Savita gave birth to a stillborn girl. Then she fell into a coma. Blood was infected and he developed multiple organ failure. On October 28, 2012, Savita Halappanavar died.
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Fight to lift the abortion ban after the death of an Indian woman
The news of the Indian woman’s tragic death spread all over the world. Protests were organized in Galway and Dublin. The Irish were indignant that the life of the fetus turned out to be more important than that of a woman. The Irish Catholic Church has stated that it has never taught that the child has “precedence”.
Then the fight to abolish the 8th amendment to the constitution banning abortion took on new force. In 2018, after a referendum among Irish people, the 8th Amendment was repealed and abortion became legal and legal. 66,4 percent voted for the rejection of the amendment. Irish citizens.
On the mural by Savita Halappanavar Dublin, there were “Vote Yes” cards with messages addressed to the deceased Indian woman. «It’s for you», «Never again», «Sorry it took us so long». This place became a symbolic altar in front of which the new law was celebrated for a long time.
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