Savita: candle lit vigil Saturday 17th of November 4 pm Garden of Remembrance. (1 Viewer)

[Psycho Punk]

Savita: candle lit vigil Saturday 17th of November 4 pm Garden of Remembrance.

Saturday, November 17, 2012 4:00pm.

March to protest the horrific state of affairs as it stands in Ireland, where Savita Halappanavar in the year 2012 in an Irish hospital died suffering and in pain after being denied an abortion she and her husband repeatedly requested.

Enough is enough. No more women can die.


From the Garden of Remembrance to the Dáil, where we will hold a candlelight vigil in conjunction with Galway Pro-Choice to grieve Savita's unnecessary death.

https://www.facebook.com/events/243742145755096/

Action On X is an alliance of groups and individuals who call on the Irish Government to act immediately to implement appropriate legislation on the right to abortion in Ireland, 20 years after the X case and one year after the C case judgment

https://www.facebook.com/events/271854326231064/

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/102721

 

[Psycho Punk]

Great turn out at demo. Organisers say 20,000, Gardaí say in excess of 10-12,000. 1,000 in Galway.

Thousands of people attended candlelight vigils in Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Carlow and London this evening to demand the Government legislate on abortion following the death of Savita Halappanavar.

Beginning at the Garden of Remembrance, the Dublin march crossed O’Connell Bridge and snaked its way towards Dáil Eireann.

It was headed by a giant banner which read “Never Again”, adorned with images of the 31-year-old Indian dentist.

Organisers of the Dublin march said about 20,000 people had turned out, but a Garda spokeswoman said they estimated the figure to be between 10,000 and 12,000. ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1117/breaking4.html

Vid at: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/1117/breaking4.html