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Abortion: the story of suffering and death behind Ireland's ban and subsequent legalization

  • Written by Gretchen E. Ely, Professor of Social Work and Ph.D. Program Director, University of Tennessee
Abortion: the story of suffering and death behind Ireland's ban and subsequent legalizationThe death of Savita Halappanavar in an Irish hospital in 2012 after she was denied an abortion during a miscarriage caused outrage across Ireland.AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik

If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the U.S., the nation may find itself on a path similar to that trod by the Irish...

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