Dilisha Patel

Month: July 2013

  • Abortion Bill passed in Ireland

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    Limited abortion rights in the Republic After strenuous debate, a bill has now been passed in Ireland to allow abortion under limited circumstances. This being if the woman is thought to be suicidal if pregnancy continues, which has to be verified by three doctors, or if the woman’s life is at risk if the pregnancy…

  • Can Father’s impact maternal and child mortality?

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    Father’s involvement to reduce maternal and child mortality An interesting article by Global Health Africa illustrated the effect that Father’s can have on reducing maternal and child mortality. The example given here was the extremely high rates in Nigeria, “the second largest contributor to the under-five and maternal mortality rate in the world.” Although evidence is…