Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My first question is for Professor Kevin Malone. In his written testament - he also said it - he said he has a great concern, given that termination or abortion is not a treatment for suicide he questions about how it can suddenly become a recommended psychiatric treatment overnight on the passing of this legislation. Will he explain how and why he feels it will, given that psychiatrists say they will not prescribe it because it is not treatment for suicide?

Dr. Bernie McCabe said earlier that there is no criteria to medically assess a woman in a crisis pregnancy who is suicidal. What does she do today? If a woman presents to her who is suicidal because of a crisis pregnancy is she saying there is no assessment today to actually treat her? Will she please explain what happens?