LABOUR MEP SLAMS EXPLOITATION OF SAVITA HALAPPANAVAR'S DEATH

Date Published: 20-Nov-2012

Labour MEP Phil Prendergast says she does not believe that Savita Halappanavar died because physicians wouldn’t terminate her pregnancy for religious or legal reasons.

Ms Prendergast – who worked as a midwife for years – says it is not credible that staff would blatantly disregard the life of the mother in favour of an unviable foetus.

She’s urging people to await the outcome of the inquiries into Ms Halappanavar’s death before jumping to wrong conclusions.

Ms Prendergast was speaking in Strasbourg where more than 50 MEPs have signed a letter demanding that the Taoiseach introduce abortion legislation.

The Labour MEP has slammed the move as a cynical exploitation of a tragedy and is pleading with people to take a more balanced view of what may have happened to Savita.