Author of Savita Halappanavar report says 8th Amendment contributed to her death

Savita Halappanavar died as a direct result of Ireland's restrictive abortion laws and not simply because she contracted sepsis, the author of the independent report into her death has said.

Author of Savita Halappanavar report says 8th Amendment contributed to her death

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Correspondent

Savita Halappanavar died as a direct result of Ireland's restrictive abortion laws and not simply because she contracted sepsis, the author of the independent report into her death has said.

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