New Delhi: Taking a serious view of the tragic death of Indian woman Savita Halappanavar in Ireland after she was denied abortion, the government of India on Friday decided to officially take up the matter with the Irish government.

Indian Ambassador to Ireland Debashish Chakravarti will raise this issue with Irish govt, reports said on Friday.

A native of Belgaum in Karnataka, 31-year-old Savita was admitted at Galway University Hospital on October 21 after she complained of back pain. On investigation, doctors found her to be miscarrying at 17 weeks. She collapsed after doctors refused to abort her foetus on grounds that “this is a Catholic country”, leading to her death due to septicaemia on October 28.

Her death has triggered a massive outrage both in Ireland and in India.

In Delhi, an external affairs ministry spokesperson said the Indian government was also awaiting the results of two probes ordered into the death by the Irish government. “We understand that the Irish authorities have initiated two enquiries. We are awaiting the results of the enquiries,” MEA spokesperson said.

Savita’s parents demanded an “international probe” and said Irish law on abortion should be changed.

“Only following rules, what about humanity? They killed my daughter to save a foetus. Only a mother knows the pain,” said Halappanavar’s mother, while her father urged the government to act accordingly.