Savita Halappanavar died in Ireland after being denied an abortion . The Irish government has said it will not allow the procedure to be carried out on a woman who was raped and killed by her husband at Galway University Hospital last month. Before Roe v. Wade , women in U.S. often died from unsafe abortions . Frett : Abortion opponents in U.S. are trying to end a woman 's right to free choice . ( CNN ) -- Banning abortion does not stop it , she writes , it leads to more women dying .
Savita Halappanavar died in Ireland after being denied an abortion . The Irish government has said it will not allow the procedure to be carried out on a woman who was raped and killed by her husband at Galway University Hospital last month. Before Roe v. Wade , women in U.S. often died from unsafe abortions . Frett : Abortion opponents in U.S. are trying to end a woman 's right to free choice . Banning abortion does not stop it , she writes , it leads to more women dying .