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18/01/2013
Savita Halappanavar Inquest Begins Today
Coroner Dr Ciaran McLoughlin will today lead the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died at Galway University Hospital on October 28 last year.
Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant and having a miscarriage when she attended the hospital on October 21.
It had been claimed that Halappanavar had asked for a termination on several occasion following her admission, but the request was denied.
She later died at the hospital, reportedly from septicaemia.
It was revealed for the first time last night, by RTÉ News, that her request for a termination is in fact recorded in the medical records.
Her request for a termination was recorded in the medical notes of the consultant obstetrician and the gynaecologist.
The medical notes mark the first official confirmation of the request since the case became public three months ago.
The notes also show that it was not possible to comply with the request.
The inquest, being held in Galway, will decide on legal representation, which witnesses should be called and if all documents and statements have been provided.
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Mrs Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant and having a miscarriage when she attended the hospital on October 21.
It had been claimed that Halappanavar had asked for a termination on several occasion following her admission, but the request was denied.
She later died at the hospital, reportedly from septicaemia.
It was revealed for the first time last night, by RTÉ News, that her request for a termination is in fact recorded in the medical records.
Her request for a termination was recorded in the medical notes of the consultant obstetrician and the gynaecologist.
The medical notes mark the first official confirmation of the request since the case became public three months ago.
The notes also show that it was not possible to comply with the request.
The inquest, being held in Galway, will decide on legal representation, which witnesses should be called and if all documents and statements have been provided.
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