Hindu woman dies after being denied an abortion because "this is a Catholic country"

[Talon]

What a disgusting travesty. Behold the consequences of faith-based laws.

I'm glad to see people in Ireland are raising a stink over this.

I imagine if enough of a stink gets raised, Ireland's religious apologists, pro-"lifers" and other Bullshit Mountain-climbers will start squealing about how they're being persucted and victimized. If so, their cries will be music to my ears.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

I haven't even heard this story in the US yet. It makes me very sad. Absolutely abortion should be done to save the mother. Unfortunately the whole issue is so wrapped up in emotion that cooler heads can't prevail.

I'm in the USA too. I saw it on one of my news feeds in the morning and was going to post it here but I figured it wouldn't be able to keep a cool head myself and start spouting things I shouldn't. (Like generalizing all Catholics need to STFU when I know better and it's just the fanatics.)

I just don't get it. We don't force emergency personal like EMTs to put themselves at risk to save someone else, they have the choice, why is the idea okay for some people to put the mother at risk and kill her even though the baby is going to die anyway? It boggles!

[BlaqueKatt]

This story is causing uproar in Ireland at the moment, as well it should be. Granted, abortion is legal if the mother's life is in danger, but the law is so vague that doctors are treading on eggshells every time they consider it.

and there are currently two separate investigations being run on the hospital now....

[Panacea]

I also hope this gets the fanatics in the USA to STFU for a while, but I doubt it will. They'll probably start slamming on their drums saying that the heathen slut deserved to die. (Yes, I have heard the opinion that a woman who would consider an abortion deserves to die if she is denied one and has to take extreme, life threatening measures.)

I haven't even heard this story in the US yet. It makes me very sad. Absolutely abortion should be done to save the mother. Unfortunately the whole issue is so wrapped up in emotion that cooler heads can't prevail.

[AmbrosiaWriter]

I saw this earlier and it broke my heart. Good job doctors, you just killed two people instead of saving one and allowing the other pass on in a way that no longer threatened the mother's life.

I feel so bad for that woman's family. Not only do they suffer the heartbreak of her miscarriage, but they also lost her. I hope this lights a fire under their butts.

I also hope this gets the fanatics in the USA to STFU for a while, but I doubt it will. They'll probably start slamming on their drums saying that the heathen slut deserved to die. (Yes, I have heard the opinion that a woman who would consider an abortion deserves to die if she is denied one and has to take extreme, life threatening measures.)

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