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November 15, 2012

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Women's lives suffer when they are forced to carry pregnancies. Savita Halappanavar's tragic story reminds us of the worst thing that can happen when women are denied abortions. She died in terrible pain at an Irish hospital, over the course of days, begging for a medical procedure that would save her life. Doctors refused, instead adhering to a law that places women's humanity beneath that of a fetus. Jessica Valenti has more.

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Peter Rothberg, The Nation

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