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# savita-halappanavar - Saturday 29 September, 2018
'The deepest respect': Emma Watson pays tribute to Savita Halappanavar
She paid tribute to her in a letter published in Porter magazine.
# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 31 May, 2018
Savita mural artist: 'I've been painting a long time, I've never seen a reaction like that before'
Street artist ACHES says he’s going to cover up the word “FREED” that someone wrote across her forehead.
# savita-halappanavar - Wednesday 30 May, 2018
The messages people left at the Savita Halappanavar mural will be digitally archived
Since Friday, flowers have been left at the bottom of the mural, along with ‘Yes’ leaflets, pens and sellotape so that people could leave notes.
# savita-halappanavar - Sunday 27 May, 2018
'We owe her family a great debt': Calls for abortion legislation to be named Savita's Law
Together for Yes said the legislation must be enacted as quickly as possible.
# savita-halappanavar - Saturday 26 May, 2018
'We did it': The messages people have been leaving at the Savita Halappanavar mural
Savita’s parents have said that they are “really, really happy” with the projected referendum result.
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 22 May, 2018
Doctor who led inquiry into Savita Halappanavar's death calls for Yes vote 'for women’s health and rights'
He also refuted claims that sepsis was the only cause of her death.
# savita-halappanavar - Sunday 20 May, 2018
'Don't let what happened to us happen to other families': Savita's parents back Yes vote
Savita Halappanavar died on 28 October 2012 at University Hospital Galway.
# savita-halappanavar - Sunday 29 April, 2018
Savita Halappanavar: Her tragic death and how she became part of Ireland's abortion debate
Her name and face are known the country over. She left a mark on Ireland, its medical care and its laws.
# savita-halappanavar - Wednesday 31 January, 2018
Varadkar: 'Right now a 15-year-old girl who is raped cannot get an abortion'
Leo Varadkar said no foreign funding should prop up either campaign in the referendum.
# savita-halappanavar - Wednesday 25 October, 2017
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 5 September, 2017
'It's a serial killer': Detection rates on the rise as staff become 'sepsis aware'
Simon Harris said hospital staff are now trained to be more “sepsis aware”.
# savita-halappanavar - Friday 30 June, 2017
Doctor who led Savita inquiry: 'Ireland can't depend on UK for 3,000 abortions a year'
“If I’m the Irish government, I should take responsibility for Irish women,” Professor Arulkumaran told TheJournal.ie.
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 13 June, 2017
Councillors vote to name street in honour of Savita Halappanavar but it's unlikely to go ahead soon
Current Dublin City Council rules prevent a street being renamed until 20 years after a person’s death.
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 1 November, 2016
Renaming a street after Savita Halappanavar "wouldn't be possible" under current rules
A Dublin City Councillor is bringing forward a motion to rename a street in Dublin after Halppanavar.
# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 10 March, 2016
Praveen Halappanavar settles medical negligence case over death of his wife Savita
31-year-old Savita Halappanavar died in Galway hospital in 2012.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
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# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 25 February, 2016
Hillary Clinton asked advisor about Irish abortion penalty before official visit
The then US secretary of state was briefed about the Savita Halappanavar case before a trip to Ireland.
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 9 June, 2015
177,000 women have left Ireland for abortions since 1971
“One woman told us how she was calculating how to throw herself in front of a truck or which bridge to jump off.”
# savita-halappanavar - Monday 29 December, 2014
Opinion: Tragic case of clinically dead pregnant woman highlights our unworkable approach to abortion
Following the burial today of a young woman, who was kept on life support while clinically dead due to legal considerations about her pregnancy, we must consider the legacy of the Eighth Amendment.
# savita-halappanavar - Friday 5 December, 2014
The hospital where Savita died is improving, although not quickly enough in some areas
Reviews of services have found that significant progress has been made at University Hospital Galway.
# savita-halappanavar - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
'Never again': New guidelines introduced after Savita's tragic death
An early warning system in maternity hospitals is to be standardised.
# savita-halappanavar - Friday 7 November, 2014
'Tragic cases like Savita Halappanavar make us strive to ensure our health service is safe'
Leo Varadkar said progress is being made on implementing the recommendations from the Portlaoise report.
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 28 October, 2014
Activists take train to Belfast to get abortion pills - and say they plan to take them
Supporters are expected to meet the train returning from Belfast and hold a rally in Dublin.
# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 11 September, 2014
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
Everyone’s talking about the Oscar Pistorius verdict, staff at University Hospital Galway being disciplined and Leo Varadkar responding to criticism from the Taoiseach.
Staff disciplined over their role in the care of Savita Halappanavar
Her husband, Praveen, had not been informed of the disciplinary action.
# savita-halappanavar - Friday 21 March, 2014
HIQA to investigate extent of serious adverse incidents at Portlaoise
Dr James Reilly requested the watchdog to examine the “safety, quality and standards of services” following the deaths of a number of babies at Portlaoise Hospital.
# savita-halappanavar - Monday 28 October, 2013
Candlelit vigils mark one year since Savita’s death
The vigils took place simultaneously in Galway, Dublin and Cork.
# savita-halappanavar - Sunday 27 October, 2013
Minister writes to HSE over failure to implement Tania McCabe recommendations
A HIQA report into the death of Savita Halappanavar revealed that many of the recommendations issued after the death of Tania McCabe six years ago have not been implemented.
# savita-halappanavar - Friday 18 October, 2013
Hospital group will ‘review actions of all staff’ in care of Savita
The West/North West Hospital Group said that, if appropriate, staff will be referred to the proper authorities but that “in many instances there will be no case to answer.”
# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 17 October, 2013
HSE promises to be “very public” in its progress on Savita report
The executive said that the team looking at Hiqa’s recommendations will report “on a very frequent basis” but that at present “it’s very early days”.
# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 10 October, 2013
Tania McCabe’s family shocked that HSE still behind on sepsis testing
Tania McCabe’s father-in-law told TheJournal.ie that he wants a routine test for sepsis introduced in Irish hospitals.
Gilmore promises HIQA report will be implemented in full
The Tánaiste said that the report into the death of Savita Halappanavar raised fundemental questions about whether ‘there somebody not doing their job or not’.
'An appalling indictment of State failure': Consultant calls for more maternity staff
National Maternity Hospital clinical director, Dr Peter Boylan, has raised concerns about the level of staffing in maternity care in response to the third report into the death of Savita Halappanavar published yesterday.
Lack of information means HIQA can't assure safety of maternity services
“Young patients don’t just die,” said Nuala Lucas of HIQA yesterday as she spoke of deficiencies in staffing, knowledge, guidelines and protocol.
# savita-halappanavar - Wednesday 9 October, 2013
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
This shocking graph shows 13 "missed opportunities" in treatment of Savita
Red crosses show points at which intervention might have helped Savita in the four days before she died at University Hospital Galway one year ago.
# savita-halappanavar - Friday 23 August, 2013
Doctor angered at ‘outrageous breach of patient confidentiality’ at Holles Street
The Irish Times reports this morning that a termination of a twin pregnancy was carried out on a patient at risk of sepsis – the first to be performed under new legislation.
# savita-halappanavar - Tuesday 23 July, 2013
Ireland’s women share their stories of pregnancy, birth and miscarriage
Recent events has women opening up about their negative experiences of Irish maternity hospitals.
# savita-halappanavar - Wednesday 10 July, 2013
Column: The language of the abortion debate has been cruel and unfair – on both sides
Tonight’s vote on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill probably won’t end the public debate about abortion – and the women we all claim to care about deserve better than the unfair language that has been used recently, writes Aisling Twomey.
# savita-halappanavar - Thursday 4 July, 2013
Praveen Halappanavar receiving 'abusive letters from campaigners'
Meanwhile, Savita Halappanavar’s family have taken legal proceedings against the HSE for alleged negligence.
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SELF-DRIVING CARS could be coming to Irish roads.
The government is set to consider a proposal today to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads.
RTÉ News reports that the legislation will aim to change the law so that self-driving cars can legally be tested in Ireland on public roads.
There have been concerns about any potential use of self-driving cars. While it could be years before self-driving cars are a common sight in the country, legal experts have been discussing issues around criminal liability in relation to autonomous vehicles.
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Ronan Mullen said his comment about Savita Halappanavar 'could be reworded'. Here's what he said
A defiant Mullen rejected all criticisms of his comments in a statement today.
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