London: The husband of an Indian dentist, who lost her life after being denied an abortion in Ireland, has indicated that he would consider further action in the case through the courts in Europe after a jury at her inquest ruled that she died of medical misadventure.
An 11-member on Friday unanimously ruled that 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar died of "medical misadventure". Soon after the verdict, her husband Praveen Halappanavar said he is still considering further action through the courts in Europe, as he believes his wife's right to life was breached, The Irish Times reported.
"I haven't got my answers yet why Savita died. I will get to the bottom of the truth," he said. "Medicine is all about preventing the natural history of the disease and improving the patient's life and health, and look what they did. She was just left there to die. We were always kept in the dark," he said....
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06:37 PM, Apr 20, 2013
London: Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar's husband on Friday said he is hopeful of a fair verdict in the inquest into his wife's death following a miscarriage in 2012. "I am still optimistic. The question that has always been in my mind is why Savita died. It has been very tough. Today was actually our wedding anniversary so it's even more hard. Hopefully there will be bright days ahead and something...
07:45 PM, Apr 19, 2013
London: The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has rejected a motion supporting regulation of abortion where there is a real and substantial risk to the life of a pregnant woman as in the case of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died as a result of miscarriage. The motion was defeated by 42 votes to 32 at the IMO's annual conference in Killarney. In the heated debate, doctors also voted against a...
09:29 AM, Apr 06, 2013
Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar died as a result of a litany of failures by hospital staff, a leaked draft of a probe report said, proving her family's claim that her death was avoidable. The report by Ireland's health ministry revealed that doctors looking after for the 31-year-old dentist seriously failed to investigate, recognise and treat the infection which led to her death. ...
09:42 PM, Feb 16, 2013
Ireland on Tuesday announced it will legalise abortions when the mother's life is at risk, weeks after the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar who died after being refused an abortion in the European country. ...
10:20 PM, Dec 18, 2012
The National Human Rights Commission on Friday registered a case on the death of dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died in October in Ireland after doctors refused to terminate her miscarriage pregnancy on the ground that Ireland was a Catholic country. ...
08:44 AM, Dec 01, 2012
Pro-abortion campaigners are demanding compensation for the family of Savita Halappanavar, who died of complications after suffering a miscarriage and being denied an abortion. ...
08:56 AM, Nov 19, 2012
London: Thousands of people, upset over the tragic death of an Indian dentist, have held rallies and candle light vigils across Ireland demanding changes in the country's draconian abortion laws. "No more tragedies", the placards of the protesters read in Dublin and Galway as they demanded the change in laws. Savita Halappanavar, 31, died in an Irish hospital last month after doctors refused to terminate her pregnancy despite telling her...
12:41 PM, Nov 18, 2012
Dublin: The debate over legalising abortion in Ireland flared on Wednesday after the government confirmed that a woman in the midst of a miscarriage was refused an abortion and died in an Irish hospital after suffering from blood poisoning. Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny said he was awaiting findings from three investigations into the death of Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian woman who was 17 weeks pregnant. Her case highlighted...
09:36 AM, Nov 15, 2012
A 31-year-old Indian woman dentist died in Ireland from blood poisoning after doctors allegedly refused to terminate her 17-week-long pregnancy. ...
09:36 AM, Nov 15, 2012
London: A 31-year-old Indian woman dentist died in Ireland from blood poisoning after doctors allegedly refused to terminate her 17-week-long pregnancy, telling her that "this is a Catholic country". Irish authorities have launched a probe into the death of Savita Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks pregnant when she suffered a miscarriage and septicaemia at University Hospital Galway in October, The Irish Times reported on Wednesday. Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar, an...
07:30 PM, Nov 14, 2012
