Thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland

By Shawn Pogatchnik
Published November 17, 2012 5:00am ET
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Thousands march for abortion rights in Ireland
An Indian man and Irish woman light candles as abortion rights protesters march through central Dublin Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, demanding that Ireland's government create a law defining when abortions can be performed to save a woman's life. Ireland has been shocked by the death of Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning after being denied an abortion in a Dublin hospital last month. (AP Photo/Shawn Pogatchnik) | Shawn Pogatchnik

DUBLIN (AP) — About 10,000 people marched through Dublin and observed a minute’s silence Saturday in memory of the Indian dentist who died of blood poisoning in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion.

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