Ranjit Rai, Aaron's mother, told The Times she was initially "very worried" about the operation but was won over during a trip to the US to meetProfessor Aquavella.
Gerard O'Donnell, Mr Halappanavar's lawyer, told Irish state broadcaster RTE his client would not meet with the inquiry chairman, Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, because that would be seen as acquiescing with it.