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Savita Halappanavar death tragic but abortion doesn’t save women’s lives

The death of Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is tragic but does not justify allowing abortion, says SPUC. SPUC was responding to claims that Mrs Halappanavar’s death was due to a hospital's refusal to abort her unborn child by inducing labour. According to reports, Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks’ pregnant when she came to the hospital in Galway. She miscarried and later died from septicaemia. The case is currently subject to investigations. Paul Tully, SPUC’s general secretary, commented: “The full details of this case are not yet known, so we must await the investigations which have been launched before we can make definitive comments. What we do know is that miscarriage and infection can be managed by proper medical treatment. Abortion is not medicine - it does not treat or cure any pathology." [SPUC, 14 November]

Savita case round-up:

• New HIQA investigation into the death of Savita Halappanavar and Minister James Reilly meets Praveen Halappanavar [Pat Buckley, 23 November]
• Savita’s death may have been due to resistant bacteria strain [Pat Buckley, 22 November]
• Appointment of leading abortionist to head Savita inquiry bodes ill [John Smeaton, 21 November]
• Pius XII's teaching on double-effect did not allow induced delivery of non-viable children [John Smeaton, 20 November]
• Cynical exploitation of the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar by pro-abortion campaigners [Pat Buckley, 19 November]
• Indian Gynaecologist defends Irish doctors in the Savita Halappanavar case [Pat Buckley, 16 November]
• HLI statement on the death of Savita Halappanavar [Pat Buckley, 16 November]
• Induced delivery of non-viable children is neither ethical nor Catholic [John Smeaton, 15 November]
• Abortion-promoters knew about Savita case days before media: Leaked e-mail [LifeSiteNews.com, 15 November]

Other stories:

Parents criticise primary schools in Tower Hamlets

Parents in Tower Hamlets are unhappy with sex education in the borough's primary schools. SPUC Safe at School www.spuc.org.uk/campaigns/safeatschool and SRE Islamic have released a report which contains statements from 20 local parents on their poor experiences with sex and relationships education (SRE). The report can be read at http://www.spuc.org.uk/campaigns/safeatschool/towerhamlets201211 Antonia Tully of Safe at School said: "I am supporting parents in this area to protect their children from explicit sex education. [SPUC, 19 November]

Abortion

• Spain: pro-Lifers collect 100K signatures to repeal abortion law [LifeNews.com, 21 November]
• Report from latest pro-life vigil in Stratford [SPUC youth blog, 15 November]
• Pro-abortion campaigner is new head of Girl Guides [Mail, 15 November]

Embryology

• Why would we want to 'cure' our daughter's Down's Syndrome when we love her just the way she is? [Mail, 22 November]

Euthanasia

• Fatwa/Islamic ruling is issued on presumed consent organ donation legislation in Wales [John Smeaton, 17 November]
• Church of England says no to "mercy killing" [Anglican Ink, 16 November]

Sexual ethics

• 118 Tory MPs reported to be ready to vote against same-sex marriage [Mail, 23 November]
• Coalition government set to fast-track same-sex marriage vote [Telegraph, 22 November]
• Congratulations to Archbishop of Westminster for challenging government on same-sex marriage [John Smeaton, 17 November]

General

• European Parliament approves pro-life health commissioner [European Dignity Watch, 23 November]
• A close look at the BBC exposes its inbuilt bias against the pro-life message [John Smeaton, 21 November]
• Birmingham: pilgrims venerate Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa [ICN, 16 November]
• Pro-life analysis of US presidential election reveals need for Church support [John Smeaton, 13 November]
• The Life and Crimes of Margaret Sanger IV: Eugenics and Race [SPUC youth blog, 13 November]
• Obama's re-election is tragic, but failure to preach the Gospel of Life is worse [John Smeaton, 8 November]

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