| − | '''Savita Halappanavar''' (1981-2012) was a dentist, originally from [[Karnataka]], India, working in [[Galway]], Ireland. She passed away from [[sepsis]], reputedly after a request for an abortion was denied. This death was ruthlessly exploited by [[pro-choice]] activists and groups, who used [[misinformation]] and [[hysteria]] to push for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. However, Kitty Holland, the journalist who broke the story of Halappanavar's death, revealed that she may have 'muddled' certain details and it '''''may be found that there was no request for a termination at all.''''' Moreover, Dr. Hema Divakar the president-elect of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India. revealed that "in that situation of septicaemia, if the doctors had meddled with the live baby, Savita would have died two days earlier. Even if the law permitted it, it is not as if her life would have been saved because of termination."<ref>[https://www.liveaction.org/news/whats-the-truth-about-savita-halappanavar What’s the truth about Savita Halappanavar?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130201115335/https://thelifeinstitute.net/latest-news/kitty-holland-who-broke-savita-story-says-story-may-be-muddled-and-there-may-be-no-request-for-a-termination/ Kitty Holland who broke Savita story says story may be 'muddled' and there may be 'no request for a termination']</ref> | + | '''Savita Halappanavar''' (1981-2012) was a dentist, originally from [[Karnataka]], India, working in [[Galway]], Ireland. She passed away from [[sepsis]], reputedly after a request for an abortion was denied. This death was ruthlessly exploited by [[pro-choice]] activists and groups, who used [[misinformation]] and [[hysteria]] to push for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. However, Kitty Holland, the journalist who broke the story of Halappanavar's death, revealed that she may have 'muddled' certain details and it '''''may be found that there was no request for a termination at all.''''' Moreover, Dr. Hema Divakar the president-elect of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India. revealed that "in that situation of septicaemia, if the doctors had meddled with the live baby, Savita would have died two days earlier. Even if the law permitted it, it is not as if her life would have been saved because of termination."<ref>[https://www.liveaction.org/news/whats-the-truth-about-savita-halappanavar What’s the truth about Savita Halappanavar?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130201115335/https://thelifeinstitute.net/latest-news/kitty-holland-who-broke-savita-story-says-story-may-be-muddled-and-there-may-be-no-request-for-a-termination/ Kitty Holland who broke Savita story says story may be 'muddled' and there may be 'no request for a termination']</ref> Several inquiries were made into Halappanavar's death, each carried out by different authorities: the Health Service Executive (HSE), Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA), and a special court presided over by a judge, the Coroner for West Galway, and featuring a jury. None of these investigations concluded that an abortion could have saved her life.<ref>[https://falsehistory.ie/the-death-of-savita-halappanavar-a-political-football/ The Death of Savita Halappanavar – A Political Football]</ref> |