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Report confirms that Savita Halappanavar didn’t need to die

By Maya | Published: April 15, 2013
TweetAn investigation confirms that Savita Halappanavar, the Irish woman who died last year after being denied an abortion after an incomplete miscarriage, lost her life because her doctors prioritized her unviable fetus over her own health. The report states: “The investigating team considers there was an apparent overemphasis on the need not to intervene until the [...]
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What We Missed

By Maya | Published: November 19, 2012
Tweet Two really important and moving videos about Savita Halappanavar, who died– no, was killed– after miscarrying 17 weeks into her pregnancy when doctors in Ireland refused to abort the fetus. Why the term “Friend Zone” has a misogynistic undertone. Ohio ignores sex ed so it can focus on War on Women. Protests held around the world against [...]
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