Panel to hear submissions on abortion law in Ireland
9 Jan 2013 6:47 AM IST
More than two months after an Indian dentist died in Ireland after being refused termination of an unviable pregnancy, a committee set up by the Irish Parliament is set to hear submissions from medical and legal experts and religious leaders on drafting new abortion laws. The Republic of Ireland’s stringent anti-abortion laws re-ignited protests and debate after 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar died at University Hospital Galway in October, 2012.
The family of the the dentist, who was 17 weeks pregnant, says her death was avoidable as she had asked for an abortion several times before she died. Ireland’s Fine Gael-Labour coalition has said it would bring in legislation and regulation on the issue by the middle of this year. It has set up an Oiraechtas or Parliamentary committee, chaired by the ruling centre-right party Fine Gael, to gather information to help the government draft the bill.
The family of the the dentist, who was 17 weeks pregnant, says her death was avoidable as she had asked for an abortion several times before she died. Ireland’s Fine Gael-Labour coalition has said it would bring in legislation and regulation on the issue by the middle of this year. It has set up an Oiraechtas or Parliamentary committee, chaired by the ruling centre-right party Fine Gael, to gather information to help the government draft the bill.
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