The long-awaited internal report into the death of Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar in Ireland is likely to be published soon, with her husband agreeing to allow his lawyer to meet the head of a health service investigation this week.
Praveen Halappanavar had postponed the meeting with Prof. Sabaratnam Arulkmaran until after the inquest into Savita’s death, which concluded in April that she died of medical misadventure.
His lawyer, Gerard O’Donnell and his friend, CVR Prasad, a hospital consultant, will meet Prof Arulkumaran in Galway city on Wednesday.
Mr Praveen decided not to attend the meeting himself.
According to the Irish Independent, they are expected to make detailed submissions, based on evidence that emerged over the course of the eight-day inquest in Galway in April.
Savita, 31, died at Galway University Hospital on October 28 2012 after she miscarried her baby at 17 weeks.
The inquest was told of a litany of systems and communications failures and how the medical team missed the early signs of blood poisoning that eventually killed her.
The inquest also heard how her two requests for a termination were refused because her life was not at risk, in accordance with stringent anti-abortion laws in Ireland.
The government has since agreed a draft bill to clarify the country’s complex abortion laws.
Prof. Arulkumaran, a London-based obstetrician, was commissioned by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to chair a clinical review of Savita’s death.