Our family law system is driving men to suicide

So those who wished to have suicide included in the new legislation as grounds for abortion have got what they wanted.

It is, of course, difficult to disagree with their argument that legislation should not cause people to even contemplate suicide even though they produced no evidence to show that an unwanted pregnancy has caused any woman to take her own life.

Their professed concern for ensuring that our laws do not drive people to suicide would have more credibility if they also addressed legislation which can be shown to be a contributory factor in the high rate of male suicide.