http://www.salon.com/2013/02/14/leaked_hospital_report_includes_dark_details_of_savita_halapanavars_death/
Katie McDonough writes to the Salon on February the 14th about the horrible death of Savita Halappanavars and the causes that led to it. McDonough begins the article by reporting the demise of the 31 year old woman in the last week. She talks about Halappanavars condition when she first got into the hospital: the doctors informed the lady she was miscarrying, and when an abortion was requested, the hospital denied it claiming Ireland´s strict laws wouldn´t allow it to happen. Afiving after giving an overall summary of what happened to the deceased, the author goes into details on what happened at that hospital during the time Halappanavars was in there; with a checklist, McDonough describes the hospital´s imprudent lack of care. She closes the article by telling what measures are being taken on the case.
McDonough´s intentions with the article are to both inform the reader about the specific case of Halappanavar and to bring awareness to the whole abortion issue and its strict, unflexible laws in Ireland. She achieves her purpose by being very objective, but still inserting her opinions discreetly through the use of negative adjectives and strong language.
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