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Consultant to deny key elements of claims made by Savita Halappanavar’s husband
Obstetrician Dr Katherine Astbury, who is due to give evidence to the inquest in the coming days, denies ever having said that Ms Halappanavar could not get a termination “because Ireland is a Catholic...
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Savita consultant is cervical cancer expert
Dr Katherine Astbury, the consultant who treated Savita Halappanavar, is a highly qualified obstetrician and gynaecologist with particular expertise in cervical cancer. She qualified as a doctor in...
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Praveen Halappanavar’s lawyers urged coroner to make strong recommendations
Lawyers for Savita Halappanavar’s husband Praveen urged the coroner that any recommendations be made as strongly and as clearly as possible and “as close to accountability as Irish law permits”. In a...
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Savita’s husband to sue her doctor for negligence
Dr Katherine Astbury and the Health Service Executive (HSE) are being sued by Mr Halappanavar following the death of his wife Savita at University Hospital Galway on October 28 last. In papers lodged...
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Now Savita doctor faces quiz on new complaint
THE consultant obstetrician responsible for the care of Savita Halappanavarhas been reported to the Medical Council by the mayor of Galway. Fine Gael councillor Padraig Conneely lodged a complaint...
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