Abortion could have saved Savita, inquest told

Savita Halappanavar would probably be alive if a termination could have legally been carried out before there was a substantial risk to her life, an expert has said.

Obstetrician Dr Peter Boylan told an inquest that she was ill enough by 6.30am on the morning of Wednesday October 24 to justify an abortion, but he believed a killer infection was already in her system.