Africa: Emma Watson Urges Global Access to Abortion in Open Letter

London — Actress Emma Watson called for action to end restrictive abortion laws on Monday as she paid tribute to the Indian woman whose death helped overturn Ireland's 35-year ban.

Savita Halappanavar died in 2012 from a septic miscarriage after she was refused a termination in an Irish hospital, sparking a huge outcry that helped galvanise the campaign to legalise abortion in the Catholic country.

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