Seán Conlan (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have a question on section 9(1)(a), as amended. I would welcome if the Minister could comment on the legal opinion he has received on the following matter. Where a woman presents, which woman has no history of mental illness, and states that she is suicidal and the practitioner forms the opinion that there is a real and substantial risk to her life but the woman refuses alternative treatments, can the medical practitioner, based on the definitions of reasonable opinion under section 2, certify in good faith that in his or her reasonable opinion the risk can only be averted by way of termination? That is the crux of this. Do we need to amend this provision or does what is provided suffice?