Personhood USA: Irish Times reporter admits there is no abortion
request from Savita on hospital record
NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a
radio interview on Ireland's
"Coleman at Large"*, Irish Times reporter Kitty Holland confessed that the tragic death of
Savita Halappanavar may not have been influenced by Ireland's abortion laws.
Holland, the daughter of two noted abortion activists according
to savitatruth.com, confirmed that the hospital record does not
show any request for an abortion.
After publishing the article "Woman 'denied a termination' dies
in hospital", Holland backpedaled "I can't tell for certain -- who
knows what will come out in that inquiry? They may come back and
say… there was no request for termination..."
Radio host Coleman found discrepancies in the timeline reported
by Holland and the Irish times. Holland claimed that her article
was based on an interview of Savita's husband, and that his
recollection "may be a little muddled."
"It is shameful that the small faction of abortion fanatics in
Ireland have tried to exploit the
tragic deaths of Savita and her child to further their cause,"
stated Josh Craddock, Personhood
USA's United Nations Liaison. "The
damage by the Irish Times article by Kitty
Holland has been done, and there are dire consequences – the
extremist abortion groups of Ireland are now pushing legislation for
unrestricted abortion on demand, against the will of the
people."
Physicians worldwide agree that even if an abortion had been
requested, Savita's life could not have been saved by the dangerous
procedure. India's well-respected
Dr. Divakar was quoted by The Hindu, stating: "Based on information
in the media, in that situation of septicaemia, if the doctors had
meddled with the live baby, Savita would have died two days
earlier."
Abortion is illegal in Ireland,
and doctors there are required to intervene to save a mother whose
life is at risk. Ireland has among
the world's lowest maternal mortality rates.
"Ireland is the safest place in the world to have a baby," added
Jennifer Mason, Personhood
USA spokesperson. "While the world
mourns the death of this young mother and her child, we must be
responsible to research the facts. Sensationalist stories printed
by the Irish Times have caused widespread panic, and our only
recourse is to review the facts and look to more accurate sources
for information in the future."
*audio recording is 33 minutes into Part 1 of Wednesday's
program
SOURCE Personhood USA