Emma Watson has penned an open letter to Dr Savita Halappanavar, who died after being denied an abortion in Ireland six years ago. Savita's death proved a catalyst for Ireland's historic move in the legalization of abortion in May 2018.

Emma Watson pens an open letter to the Indian woman who died after Irish laws denied her abortion

This insidious, cruel and harmful provision was inserted in 1983 as a preemptive strike against women's liberation.

Opinion: Irish abortion vote has freed women from this insidious law

31-year-old Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant when she was admitted to University Hospital Galway in Ireland in 2012

Her soul is consoled: Savita Halappanavar's parents welcome Ireland abortion vote

The pro-choice campaign won Friday's referendum with 66 per cent of the 2.1 million votes cast, the returning officer said at the central counting center in Dublin Castle

Ireland abortion law may be termed as 'Savita's law'

According to exit polls, 69 per cent of voters voted to repeal the 35-year-old 8th amendment to Ireland's constitution

How tragic death of a young Indian woman sparked history-making vote in Ireland

Ireland's fight against its strict abortion laws got more impetus in 2012 when an Indian woman Savita Halappanavar died after she was refused an abortion during a miscarriage