Tag: Savita Halappanavar

Irish Abortion Referendum To Be Held In May

Savita Halappanavar died after a miscarriage in University Hospital in Galway in October 2012

The Irish government has agreed to hold a referendum at the end of May on whether to reform the country’s near-total ban on abortion. The vote will decide whether to repeal a constitutional amendment that effectively bans terminations. Currently abortion is only allowed when a woman’s life is at risk, […]