NEW : Indian dentist was denied abortion for her miscarrying fetus , her widower says . Savita , 31 , went into the hospital on October 21 , complaining of back pain . Praveen Halappanavar says he hopes the inquest will get to the truth of his wife 's death . Savita Halappanavar died October 28 of blood poisoning , aged 31 . Her husband said she had been in a state of "extreme pain" and that doctors were not able to save her life.
NEW : Indian dentist was denied abortion for her miscarrying fetus , her widower says . Praveen Halappanavar says he hopes the inquest will get to the truth of his wife 's death . Savita Halappanavar died October 28 of blood poisoning , aged 31 . Her husband said she had been in a state of "extreme pain" and that doctors were not able to save her life.