HEALTH MINISTER FACES QUESTIONS OVER WOMANS DEATH AT UHG

Date Published: 14-Nov-2012

The Health Minister says he's no evidence that a Catholic ethos prevented a pregnant woman's life being saved by a medical termination of her pregnancy.

James Reilly's come under pressure in the Dáil this evening to introduce clear legislation to give effect to the X case.

It's after the death of 31-year-old Savita Halappanavar at UHG after allegedly being refused an abortion, despite being told she was suffering a miscarriage.

She later died from blood poisoning.

Minister James Reilly's appealing for people to await the outcome of investigations by the Coroner, hospital and H-S-E.

And he says there's no evidence that the abortion was refused on grounds of the ethos of the hospital