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you're right, i should have posted the actual article instead of an editorial. thanks! moondog Send a noteboard - 14/11/2012 08:14:42 PM

As for my opinions, this is terrible. Twenty years ago the High Court said that the government was required to legislate for cases of abortion where it was medically necessary. This never happened and yet here we are in 2012 and a woman has denied because she was denied necessary, life-saving treatment. All the doctors and medical staff who refused treatment should be arrested and imprisoned for murder.

This was nothing but murder. By carrying out an abortion, the doctors would not have been terminating a viable foetus. Savita Halavanappar was having a miscarriage, and by refusing to treat her and expidite the process they caused not only the foetus but also the lady to perish. This goes against all morality and legality. Fuck these doctors, fuck this hospital and fuck this country that lets a woman die due to antiquated notions of morality.


i do have to wonder at the wisdom that says that a non-viable fetus with no chance of living has more right to life than the mother. i think this example goes to show what happens when laws are written based on religious doctrine, and also what happens when people follow their strict interpretations of the law when it suits their need to absolve themselves of wrongdoing. "i was just following the law" should be no more of a legal defense than "i was just following orders" when the potential to save a life is at stake.
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woman dies after doctors deny her a life-saving abortion - 14/11/2012 06:58:31 PM 1413 Views
this is so terribly sad. keeping abortions legal is important. *NM* - 14/11/2012 07:09:00 PM 290 Views
Well, I guess to expedite the process of argument and counter-argument, I'll post an article an - 14/11/2012 07:28:01 PM 700 Views
you're right, i should have posted the actual article instead of an editorial. thanks! - 14/11/2012 08:14:42 PM 830 Views
Maybe this is more a testament to the quality of care in that hospital than an arguemnt for abortion *NM* - 15/11/2012 01:49:00 PM 309 Views
Can you elaborate? - 16/11/2012 04:07:48 PM 601 Views
Do you have access to her medical charts? - 16/11/2012 08:44:45 PM 613 Views
Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 07:03:51 PM 630 Views
Where did you get your statistics from? - 15/11/2012 09:19:29 PM 876 Views
Psst. - 15/11/2012 09:43:35 PM 660 Views
I'm pretty sure his 0.3% figure comes from - 15/11/2012 10:01:29 PM 580 Views
That would certainly change the difference between the numbers. - 15/11/2012 10:07:42 PM 633 Views
Re: Statistically speaking... - 15/11/2012 10:56:35 PM 624 Views
Where's the due process? - 15/11/2012 11:35:39 PM 687 Views
First, prove that the fetus is a "ONE". - 16/11/2012 04:14:34 PM 575 Views
That argument is specious - 16/11/2012 08:36:07 PM 583 Views
But you cannot call another living person an "environment." Only for parasites. - 16/11/2012 10:16:18 PM 551 Views
Yes I can, look up the word environment - 17/11/2012 11:49:55 AM 687 Views
No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 01:41:07 PM 570 Views
Re: No, I do not accept the risk of pregnancy. - 20/11/2012 03:59:19 PM 569 Views
well said - 20/11/2012 05:27:11 PM 733 Views
I agree, but it does not matter. - 16/11/2012 08:26:17 PM 560 Views
Win some, lose some - 15/11/2012 11:29:32 PM 724 Views
In other words, if you don't want to die, become a lesbian. *NM* - 16/11/2012 04:16:23 PM 305 Views
stop calling women whores - 16/11/2012 04:55:49 PM 718 Views

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