Please change Irish abortion laws, Savita’s father urges Taoiseach

The father of Savita Halappanavar has urged Taoiseach Enda Kenny to change the country’s abortion laws.

In a direct appeal to Mr Kenny, grieving Andanappa Yalagi said altering the legislation would “save the lives of so many women in the future”.

Mr Yalagi’s daughter Savita Halappanavar, 31, was 17 weeks pregnant when she died at Galway University Hospital on Oct 28 after suffering a miscarriage and septicaemia.