Halappanavar death was not about abortion

As members of Midleton Pro Life, we wish to make the following observations on the pro-abortion programme shown by RTÉ in recent weeks (Abortion, Ireland’s Guilty Secret).

Among other things, the message was clearly conveyed that Savita Halappanavar died as a result of abortion being unavailable in this country. This is blatant disinformation.

The subsequent enquiry, by a specialist group — independent of the hospital concerned — found that she died due to misdiagnosis (human error). Abortion, or the lack of it, had nothing whatsover to do with this sad event.