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Savita: The Tragedy that shook a nation
Kitty Holland
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Description for Savita: The Tragedy that shook a nation
paperback. Seventeen weeks pregnant and facing a miscarriage, Savita Halappanavar and her husband Praveen walked into an Irish maternity ward in October 2012. Unwittingly, the couple also walked into that deeply controversial arena in which Ireland's legislative position on abortion remained unresolved. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: 1DBR; JFMA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 232 x 21. Weight in Grams: 404. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear
Seventeen weeks pregnant and facing a miscarriage, Savita Halappanavar and her husband Praveen walked into an Irish maternity ward in October 2012. Unwittingly, the couple also walked into that deeply controversial arena in which Ireland's legislative position on abortion remained unresolved. A week later, Savita was dead from septicaemia. Reports of her death and of the refusal to allow Savita a termination of her pregnancy sent shockwaves across Ireland and around the world. Once again the subject of abortion was catapulted to the very top of the agenda in Ireland. With the pro-life and pro-choice camps claiming the moral high ... Read more
Seventeen weeks pregnant and facing a miscarriage, Savita Halappanavar and her husband Praveen walked into an Irish maternity ward in October 2012. Unwittingly, the couple also walked into that deeply controversial arena in which Ireland's legislative position on abortion remained unresolved. A week later, Savita was dead from septicaemia. Reports of her death and of the refusal to allow Savita a termination of her pregnancy sent shockwaves across Ireland and around the world. Once again the subject of abortion was catapulted to the very top of the agenda in Ireland. With the pro-life and pro-choice camps claiming the moral high ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Transworld Ireland
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781848271838
SKU
KTJ8039039
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Kitty Holland
Kitty Holland is a staff reporter with The Irish Times newspaper. On November 14, 2012, she broke the story of the death of Savita Halappanavar on 28 October in Galway University Hospital. Kitty has been covering social and human rights issues since 1998 and has won a number of awards for her work including Journalist of the Year in 2013. ... Read more
Reviews for Savita: The Tragedy that shook a nation
"A remarkable account of Savita's death ... It will make you sad and it will make you angry."
Olivia O'Leary Irish Times
Olivia O'Leary Irish Times