Tragedy ‘misused’

The tragic death of Savita Halappanavar in Galway Hospital in 2012 was massively misused by politicians and the media, who were more concerned with using her death to force abortion legislation into Ireland rather than find out the truth about why she died.

Now, nearly two years later and after a lengthy investigation, nine members of staff at Galway Hospital have been disciplined for not providing the appropriate level of care for Savita, confirming that her death was never about abortion not being available in Ireland.

Dr Owen Gallagher