Woman 'denied a termination' dies in hospital - Polidicks

[IMG]http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/images/boundedtile/2012/1114/1224326575203_1.jpg?ts=1352893636[/IMG] [U][I]Savita Halappanavar, who was found to be miscarrying when admitted, died of septicaemia at University Hospital Galway[/I][/U] [QUOTE]Two investigations are under way into the death of a woman who was 17 weeks pregnant, at University Hospital Galway last month.Savita Halappanavar (31), a dentist, presented with back pain at the hospital on October 21st, was found to be miscarrying, and died of septicaemia a week later. Her husband, Praveen Halappanavar (34), an engineer at Boston Scientific in Galway, says she asked several times over a three-day period that the pregnancy be terminated. He says that, having been told she was miscarrying, and after one day in severe pain, Ms Halappanavar asked for a medical termination. This was refused, he says, because the foetal heartbeat was still present and they were told, “this is a Catholic country”. She spent a further 2½ days “in agony” until the foetal heartbeat stopped. [B]Intensive care[/B] The dead foetus was removed and Savita was taken to the high dependency unit and then the intensive care unit, where she died of septicaemia on the 28th. An autopsy carried out by Dr Grace Callagy two days later found she died of septicaemia “documented ante-mortem” and [URL="http://e.col/"]E.col[/URL]i ESBL. A hospital spokesman confirmed the Health Service Executive had begun an investigation while the hospital had also instigated an internal investigation. He said the hospital extended its sympathy to the family and friends of Ms Halappanavar but could not discuss the details of any individual case. Speaking from Belgaum in the Karnataka region of southwest India, Mr Halappanavar said an internal examination was performed when she first presented. “The doctor told us the cervix was fully dilated, amniotic fluid was leaking and unfortunately the baby wouldn’t survive.” The doctor, he says, said it should be over in a few hours. There followed three days, he says, of the foetal heartbeat being checked several times a day. “Savita was really in agony. She was very upset, but she accepted she was losing the baby. When the consultant came on the ward rounds on Monday morning Savita asked if they could not save the baby could they induce to end the pregnancy. The consultant said, ‘As long as there is a foetal heartbeat we can’t do anything’. “Again on Tuesday morning, the ward rounds and the same discussion. The consultant said it was the law, that this is a Catholic country. Savita [a Hindu] said: ‘I am neither Irish nor Catholic’ but they said there was nothing they could do. “That evening she developed shakes and shivering and she was vomiting. She went to use the toilet and she collapsed. There were big alarms and a doctor took bloods and started her on antibiotics. “The next morning I said she was so sick and asked again that they just end it, but they said they couldn’t.” [B]Critically ill[/B] At lunchtime the foetal heart had stopped and Ms Halappanavar was brought to theatre to have the womb contents removed. “When she came out she was talking okay but she was very sick. That’s the last time I spoke to her.” At 11 pm he got a call from the hospital. “They said they were shifting her to intensive care. Her heart and pulse were low, her temperature was high. She was sedated and critical but stable. She stayed stable on Friday but by 7pm on Saturday they said her heart, kidneys and liver weren’t functioning. She was critically ill. That night, we lost her.” Mr Halappanavar took his wife’s body home on Thursday, November 1st, where she was cremated and laid to rest on November 3rd. The hospital spokesman said that in general sudden hospital deaths were reported to the coroner. In the case of maternal deaths, a risk review of the case was carried out. External experts were involved in this review and the family consulted on the terms of reference. They were also interviewed by the review team and given a copy of the report.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE][URL]http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2012/1114/1224326575203.html[/URL][/QUOTE] Disgusting.

FIRST. WORLD. COUNTRY. Get your shit together ireland

"BUT IT WOULD BE MURDER TOKILL THE BABAY" The baby is dead anyway and you killed the mother on top. Good job.

"this is a catholic country" Alright,i gonna need to buy the church itself to solve this don't i?!?!

But hey, god works in mysterious ways. Apparently killing the dude's kid was not enough of a test so he killed his wife too, for a good measure.

Facking ridiculous. Good Job shitty beliefs.

what a senseless and useless way to die really, a "Catholic country"? you should be ashamed of yourselves for saying such a stupid thing...

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;38447282]But hey, god works in mysterious ways. Apparently killing the dude's kid was not enough of a test so he killed his wife too, for a good measure.[/QUOTE] Test of what, faith? They aren't even Catholic themselves, which makes this story even more rage-inducing. She lost her life due to a religion she didn't even follow.

Those doctors knowingly let someone die just because "this is a catholic country", is that murder?

[QUOTE=JustExtreme;38447320]Those doctors knowingly let someone die just because "this is a catholic country", is that murder?[/QUOTE] i don't know, iirc abortion in Ireland is legal in case of the mother's life being at risk did they change it or something?

This happened only down the road from me.

[QUOTE=thisispain;38447301]what a senseless and useless way to die really, a "Catholic country"? you should be ashamed of yourselves for saying such a stupid thing...[/QUOTE] The thing is we aren't even a Catholic country. Our constitution say we're a secular state. Doesn't stop the church putting it's hands in fucking everything.

[QUOTE=JustExtreme;38447320]Those doctors knowingly let someone die just because "this is a catholic country", is that murder?[/QUOTE] They had her stable in the days after the baby died, it was the septicaemia that got her. I really doubt they thought she was going to die. Still bullshit either way, but I doubt they thought she was going to die and left her to die.

that's fucking horrendous

This is why pro-choice comes first!

Sadly death by failure to act is covered in the case of abortion by 'Hurr durr against my beliefs'.

I was expecting this to have gone down in, say, Arizona or Louisiana. But geez....this is why the church shouldn't be allowed to set rules for the masses.

[QUOTE=Hiccuper;38447839]They had her stable in the days after the baby died, it was the septicaemia that got her. I really doubt they thought she was going to die. Still bullshit either way, but I doubt they thought she was going to die and left her to die.[/QUOTE] But they negligently contributed to her death. A miscarrying child is like any other life threatening condition - time is of the essence. These people however stood idly by while waiting so they could not feel icky about themselves. They may not have allowed her to die with malice, but they allowed her to die nonetheless. Their religious views interfered with any chance of medical objectivity and caused them to watch her suffer for days, before eventually taking the action that was needed.

So much for the Hippocratic Oath.. I guess the Nicene Creed meant more to them..

The moment the British removed their cocks, the pope stuck his in.

Wouldn't this count as negligence or malpractice?

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;38447254]"BUT IT WOULD BE MURDER TOKILL THE BABAY" The baby is dead anyway and you killed the mother on top. Good job.[/QUOTE] b-b-b-b-but but but but!!!! but!!!