Doctor recorded Savita’s abortion request

Medical notes show a senior doctor caring for Savita Halappanavar at a Galway hospital did record a request by her for termination of her pregnancy just days before she died.

Ms Halappanavar’s husband, Praveen, has repeatedly said that when his 17 weeks’ pregnant wife found out last October that she was miscarrying she said to medical staff: “No, I can’t take it. Please terminate.”

However, medical notes presented to Mr Halappanavar’s solicitor in the weeks after his wife’s death on Oct 28, failed to log requests for a medical termination, but did log requests for toast, tea, and an extra blanket.