Expat Irishwomen and men plus British campaigners urge Dublin government to change abortion laws Holding a candle in the early evening darkness alongside more than 100 other people outside Ireland’s London embassy, including many other young Irish expats, John Morrissey expressed the hope that Savita Halappanavar’s death would “not be for nothing”. “It’s hard to believe we are standing here outside of the embassy of a European Union member state in the 21 st century,” added the teacher, who had come with his wife to the vigil organised rapidly online hours after reports about the circumstances of Halappanavar’s death had broken. Halappanavar, a 31-year-old dentist, died of septicaemia in a Galway hospital a week after presenting with back pain. Her husband said Halappanavar, who was 17 weeks pregnant, was denied an abortion following severe complications

Continue