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| The jury at the inquest into the death of an Indian dentist who was denied an abortion at an Irish hospital has started to consider its verdict. | The jury at the inquest into the death of an Indian dentist who was denied an abortion at an Irish hospital has started to consider its verdict. |
| It has to determine the causes behind the death of Savita Halappanavar, whose husband claimed the couple were told by medical staff at Galway University hospital that she could not have an emergency termination because "this is a Catholic country". | It has to determine the causes behind the death of Savita Halappanavar, whose husband claimed the couple were told by medical staff at Galway University hospital that she could not have an emergency termination because "this is a Catholic country". |
| The final day of the inquest in Galway was the Halappanavars' wedding anniversary, her widower Praveen pointed out on Friday morning. | The final day of the inquest in Galway was the Halappanavars' wedding anniversary, her widower Praveen pointed out on Friday morning. |
| The coroner, Dr Ciaran MacLoughlin, summed up the evidence and listed nine possible recommendations, which the jury is free to accept or reject. | The coroner, Dr Ciaran MacLoughlin, summed up the evidence and listed nine possible recommendations, which the jury is free to accept or reject. |
| He said medical doctors who acted in good faith but were found to have breached Irish Medical Council guidelines on termination could be subject to criminal sanctions and face "a path of ignominy and shame". | He said medical doctors who acted in good faith but were found to have breached Irish Medical Council guidelines on termination could be subject to criminal sanctions and face "a path of ignominy and shame". |
| He added that the council should convey in its guidelines when a doctor was allowed to intervene to save the life of a woman by carrying out a termination. This would remove the threat of fear and doubt from the profession as well as reassuring the public. | He added that the council should convey in its guidelines when a doctor was allowed to intervene to save the life of a woman by carrying out a termination. This would remove the threat of fear and doubt from the profession as well as reassuring the public. |
| MacLoughlin said blood samples should be properly followed up, and protocols in relation to the management of sepsis should be followed in each hospital. Nursing and medical notes should be kept separate and a modified early warning system for maternal patients should be introduced as soon as possible. | MacLoughlin said blood samples should be properly followed up, and protocols in relation to the management of sepsis should be followed in each hospital. Nursing and medical notes should be kept separate and a modified early warning system for maternal patients should be introduced as soon as possible. |
| He also called for early and effective communication with patients to ensure that treatment plans were understood, adding that no additions should be made to the medical records of a patients whose death was the subject of an official inquiry. | He also called for early and effective communication with patients to ensure that treatment plans were understood, adding that no additions should be made to the medical records of a patients whose death was the subject of an official inquiry. |
| The coroner told the jury they could return a narrative verdict, which is a finding of the facts of the case. Alternatively, the jurors could consider a verdict of medical misadventure, which had no inference of civil liability in the case. | The coroner told the jury they could return a narrative verdict, which is a finding of the facts of the case. Alternatively, the jurors could consider a verdict of medical misadventure, which had no inference of civil liability in the case. |
| Before the final day of the inquest, which has been one of the longest in Irish medical history, Praveen Halapannavar said he was still optimistic that the jury would come back with a verdict that would answer all the questions about how his wife died last October. | Before the final day of the inquest, which has been one of the longest in Irish medical history, Praveen Halapannavar said he was still optimistic that the jury would come back with a verdict that would answer all the questions about how his wife died last October. |
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