[1]The death of dentist Savita Halappanavar due to the refusal of doctors at the Galway University Hospital to terminate her pregnancy and save her life has angered the Indian community in Ireland.
Savita’s family, including her husband, Pravin Halappanavar are heading for Ireland to join the agitation to be launched by the Indian community there on Friday, demanding action against the dotors responsible for her death.
“It is unfortunate that no government official from either India or Ireland has contacted Savita’s husband or any of us after her death. While political outfits and the Indian community across Ireland are protesting the doctors’ negligence, neither the Karnataka government nor the Centre have bothered to contact us. We want both the state and Union governments to take up this issue very seriously and give us justice,’’ said Savita’s father, Andanappa Yalgi, in Belgaum.
“The authorities in Ireland should realise that abortion may be illegal for Catholics in Ireland but not for Indians staying there. The doctors did not act professionally when it came to saving the life of a healthy woman. Due to their own set of rules, both the mother and her unborn child died miserably,’’ Mr Yalgi added angrily.
Both the Halappanavar and Yalgi families have been flooded with sympathetic messages and visits by well wishers shocked by the manner of Savita’s death in Ireland. While her husband, who had brought her body to India for cremation, had planned to stay for a while more, the Indian community in Ireland is insisting that he rush back to help them intensify their agitation.
Savita’s family is waiting for the results of the investigation into her death before taking legal action against the doctors.
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