Timely abortion could have saved Savitas life in Ireland: Expert

June 14, 2013 14:30

Indian-origin dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died after being refused an abortion in Ireland, would have had a higher chance of surviving if she had been offered a termination, experts have said.

A 108-page report on the death of Halappanavar in October concluded that she should have also had her blood poisoning detected much sooner.According to CBS News, experts looking into the case documented what the lead investigator described as a cascade of mistakes overshadowed by officials'' refusal to remove the fetus until its heart stopped beating.

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