A-Infos (en) wsm.ie* Ireland, Dublin, Never again - March for Savita on Saturday at 4pm in Dublin at Fri, 2012-11-16 10:26

March to protest the horrific state of affairs as it stands in Ireland, where Savita 
Halappanavar in the year 2012 in an Irish hospital died suffering and in pain after being 
denied an abortion she and her husband repeatedly requested. Enough is enough. No more 
women can die. ---- From the Garden of Remembrance at 4pm to the Dáil, where we will hold 
a candlelight vigil in conjunction with Galway Pro-Choice to grieve Savita's unnecessary 
death. Bring a candle to light to mark her loss. ---- We will have one speaker at the 
Garden of Remberance to start our protest then we'll march to the Dáil and at 5pm we will 
light our candles in solidarity with the vigil taking place then in Galway. ---- Leaflet 
distributed by the WSM ---- Never Again - Abortion Rights Now!

Today we are marching in protest at the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar, a pregnant 
woman who died after being refused a termination, despite requesting one several times.

For years many people have been aware that the failure of successive governments to 
legislate could result in a tragedy. Whether through cowardice or callousness, since the X 
case ruling and three referendums allowed for abortion under restricted circumstances 20 
years ago, no laws have been drafted to allow doctors to carry out those abortions.

Savita’s death should not have happened. Just as her husband Praveen has pledged to fight 
for a change in the law to ensure that no other woman dies in the way that Savita did, so 
every one of us here should pledge to fight for that law change.

But is that enough?

Perhaps 20 years ago implementation of the X-case judgement would have been a step in the 
right direction. Not now, not anymore.

The X-case judgement will not give a right to choose. 13 women travel each day from 
Ireland for a foreign abortion in another country. Those numbers won't change very much if 
the X-case is written into law.

Most pregnancies don't threaten the life of the mother, most women aren't suicidal when 
pregnant. This is why we need to be clear in saying, the X-case is not enough. It is not 
up to us to say who can have an abortion and who can't, who will be forced to remain 
pregnant and who won't, who will be forced to travel and who won't.

If we believe that women faced with a crisis pregnancy are the best people to decide, then 
we have to support a woman's right to choose, we have to say, the X-case is not enough.

Let Women Decide For Themselves

WORDS: WSM leaflet distributed at the Nov 17th 2012 Never Again - legislate now march in 
memory of Savita Halappanavar in Dublin

PDF file of the leaflet6 Savita Halappanavar - Never Again Abortion Rights Now
http://www.wsm.ie/sites/default/files/SavitaNeverAgainLeaflet.pdf
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