Mother dies as termination is refused

A miscarrying mother has died in a major public hospital after being denied a medical termination for three days because Ireland is a “Catholic country”.

The shocking situation occurred at University College Hospital Galway on Sunday, Oct 28, and has caused outrage in the area.

The previous Sunday married Savita Halappanavar, 31, was taken to hospital with severe back pain. While her doctor told the Indian native there was nothing wrong, it soon emerged she was miscarrying.