Pregnant women should be entitled to abortion if risk of dying by suicide exists, top doctor says

Mary Regan, Political Correspondent

Pregnant women should be entitled to abortion if risk of dying by suicide exists, top doctor says

Mary Regan, Political Correspondent

A pregnant woman should be legally entitled to an abortion if there is a risk of her dying by suicide - even if the Surpreme Court ruling on the X Case did not determine this to be the constitutional position, acording to Master of the National Maternity Hospital, Dr Rhona Mahony.

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