Irish abortion controversy headed for European court November 29, 2012 -- Updated 1933 GMT (0333 HKT) Husband of woman who died after being refused abortion takes case to European court Praveen Halappanavar thinks Irish officials failed to adequately investigate, his lawyer says Savita Halappanavar died October 28 of blood poisoning Belfast, Northern Ireland (CNN) -- The husband of a woman who died after being refused an abortion in Ireland will take the case to the European Court of Human Rights, his lawyer said Thursday. Savita Halappanavar died October 28 of blood poisoning after doctors declined to abort her miscarrying fetus because of Ireland's strict laws, according to her husband, Praveen Halappanavar. He is taking the case to court because he says Irish officials failed to adequately investigate the situation, his lawyer, Gerard O'Donnell said. Despite two other government investigations, Halappanavar decided to take the case to court because the Irish health minister had not agreed to a public inquiry into his wife's death by Thursday, the Irish Times newspaper reported. Halappanavar also believes some of her medical records have been tampered with, he has said. There was no immediate response Thursday from the Irish government. The case began in October when Savita Halappanavar began suffering severe back pain and sought medical help. Halappanavar says his wife, who was in extreme pain, asked for an abortion, but was told that Ireland is a Catholic country and it couldn't be done while the fetus was alive. Her death provoked anger in Ireland and elsewhere, and sparked demands for Ireland to revise its abortion laws to ensure no much such deaths occur. The issue is being debated in Ireland's parliament, but it's unclear when, or if, a resolution will come. Prime Minister Edna Kenny said Wednesday he wants a legislative decision on abortion "as quickly as possible," according to the Irish Times. Journalist Peter Taggart contributed to this report