Mother with 'very limited life expectancy' applies to have CervicalCheck case heard early

The court heard the woman contends there was a 32-month delay in her treatment

The judge who provisionally set the date of the hearing for the end of next month said it was not unreasonable that the court should set a date before Easter. File photo

A mother who the High Court heard is gravely ill with terminal cancer wants an early hearing of her High Court action over the alleged misreporting of her cervical smear test.

The woman, who cannot be named by the order of the court her counsel told a High Court judge, has opted not to have palliative chemotherapy and “can expect death in a very short period of time".