The full details of how Ms Halappanavar died are not yet known

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