An independent, external expert is set to be appointed by the HSE to investigate the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died in University Hospital Galway after a miscarriage last month.
Her husband has claimed the 31-year-old sought a termination after being told her baby would not survive.
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The Health Minister James Reilly says he will await two reports into the woman’s death before deciding what to do next.
Last night over a thousand protesters staged a sit-in demonstration outside the Dáil – several hundred more held a candle-lit vigil in Cork, calling on the Government to legislate for medical abortions.