Introduction

This month marks ten years since Savita Halappanavar died at Galway University Hospital. At seventeen weeks pregnant, she had presented to the hospital complaining of back pain, only to be told she was actively miscarrying. One week after she was admitted to hospital, she died from sepsis after her request for an abortion was denied on legal grounds. Protests and vigils were held across Ireland, remembering Savita and calling for changes to Ireland's strict abortion laws. Ten years on and Savita's name is recognised across the country. Her story, synonymous with the campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. In this episode, Social Affairs correspondent Kitty Holland reflects on Savita's life, the circumstances around her death and how it changed the course of modern Irish history.

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