It is expected to allow a pregnancy to be terminated in cases where there is a risk to the life of a woman, as distinct from a risk to her health.

BBC: Savita Halappanavar

"I've never done anything brave in my life, I'm not expected to put myself at risk, I've never saved any lives and yet we seem to take for granted those who do so as a matter of routine, " she said.

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