Savita Hallapanavar

Savita death: Bishop says Irish govt not obliged to act on abortion law

Bishop John Buckley of of Cork and Ross said assurances were given before the Lisbon Treaty was passed, in October 2009, that Ireland had the right to determine its own policies on abortion.

Savita's father appeals to Ireland for public inquiry

The father of Savita Halappanavar has appealed to the Irish Government to hold a public inquiry into his daughter's death, saying that the family was not happy with the probe so far.

Ireland drops 3 doctors from Savita Halappanavar's death probe team

Savita's husband Praveen Halappanavar had earlier refused to talk to the investigators, saying he would not consent to their viewing his wife's medical records as three of the Galway hospital's senior doctors were part of the team.

Just because Indian woman died, won't rush into legalising abortion: Irish PM

Ireland's prime minister said on Friday he would not be rushed into making a decision on the issue of abortion, after an Indian woman who was refused a termination died from blood poisoning in an Irish hospital.

Woman dead in Ireland: Parents demand new abortion laws

Parents of Savita Halappanavar, who died in an Irish hospital after doctors reportedly declined to abort her foetus on the ground that Ireland is Catholic country, Thursday sought changes in Irish law to prevent such tragedies.

Denied abortion, woman's death in Ireland of concern to us: India

India on Thursday said the "tragic death" of an Indian woman in Ireland who was denied abortion was a "matter of concern" and its embassy in Dublin was following the matter closely.

Doctors refuse abortion, Indian woman dies in Irish hospital

The debate over legalizing 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.