Savita Halappanavar died on October 28, at University Hospital Galway.
Savita had been in the hospital for a week. On October 21 she was interred with symptoms of miscarrying her 17-week-old baby.
The baby fought hard for life, and didn't die until the 24th. During that time Savita contracting blood poisoning. She never recovered.
I would rather leave it at that, pray for Savita and her baby, and give Praveen Halappanavar time to grieve his wife and child. But we can't. Because the tragedy didn't stop there.
Savita had been in the hospital for a week. On October 21 she was interred with symptoms of miscarrying her 17-week-old baby.
The baby fought hard for life, and didn't die until the 24th. During that time Savita contracting blood poisoning. She never recovered.
I would rather leave it at that, pray for Savita and her baby, and give Praveen Halappanavar time to grieve his wife and child. But we can't. Because the tragedy didn't stop there.
Savita is famous not because of her tragic story, but because she is being used by the abortion industry.
As soon as it was clear that their baby wouldn't make it, Praveen asked the doctors to abort. They said no. Ireland's anti-abortion regs are both strict - only in case of immediate danger to the mother's life - and ambiguous - no legislation defining what immediate danger is. The baby stayed in the womb until it died on the 24th.
Using Savita for battle standard and chanting "Shame!", and "Never again", pro-abortion groups in Ireland and elsewhere have staged a massive campaign calling for easy access to abortion, and blaming Savita's death on pro-life beliefs.
A cut-and-dry case for abortion rights? Hardly. Here is one simple thought to help you follow the story. The doctors were both right and wrong.
Right: they refused to abort, telling Praveen that "Ireland is a Catholic country." Praveen wanted an abortion to save Savita's life. But how does abortion cure blood poisoning? The doctors were right to say no. Abortion only "solves" pregnancy, not blood poisoning.
Wrong: they refused to do anything else. It was a tough situation. Even with the baby dying, you can't outright kill it just to get things over with. What you can do is the principle of triage: saving whatever you can. They could have treated Savita, even at the risk of accelerating her miscarriage. That's a terrible choice to have to make. But unlike abortion, it's not intrinsically evil. It would have been trying to save Savita, not harm her baby. However, the doctors shirked that responsibility. They didn't do anything. That's where they went wrong. They knew their medicine, but not their ethics.
University Hospital Galway will most probably be found guilty of malpractice. But that isn't a victory for abortion. It just shows that dealing with the lives of others is serious business requiring solid preparation. Whether you're an EM doctor or just an ordinary mom or dad, faith and good will aren't enough.
As soon as it was clear that their baby wouldn't make it, Praveen asked the doctors to abort. They said no. Ireland's anti-abortion regs are both strict - only in case of immediate danger to the mother's life - and ambiguous - no legislation defining what immediate danger is. The baby stayed in the womb until it died on the 24th.
Using Savita for battle standard and chanting "Shame!", and "Never again", pro-abortion groups in Ireland and elsewhere have staged a massive campaign calling for easy access to abortion, and blaming Savita's death on pro-life beliefs.
A cut-and-dry case for abortion rights? Hardly. Here is one simple thought to help you follow the story. The doctors were both right and wrong.
Right: they refused to abort, telling Praveen that "Ireland is a Catholic country." Praveen wanted an abortion to save Savita's life. But how does abortion cure blood poisoning? The doctors were right to say no. Abortion only "solves" pregnancy, not blood poisoning.
Wrong: they refused to do anything else. It was a tough situation. Even with the baby dying, you can't outright kill it just to get things over with. What you can do is the principle of triage: saving whatever you can. They could have treated Savita, even at the risk of accelerating her miscarriage. That's a terrible choice to have to make. But unlike abortion, it's not intrinsically evil. It would have been trying to save Savita, not harm her baby. However, the doctors shirked that responsibility. They didn't do anything. That's where they went wrong. They knew their medicine, but not their ethics.
University Hospital Galway will most probably be found guilty of malpractice. But that isn't a victory for abortion. It just shows that dealing with the lives of others is serious business requiring solid preparation. Whether you're an EM doctor or just an ordinary mom or dad, faith and good will aren't enough.
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