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[LadyForCamus]

I see your point.  But, I think ethically speaking, there wouldn't be any reason not to at least attempt treatment first if her physician recommends it, and the woman consents to that particular plan of care.  Some anti-depressants/anti-anxiety meds are safe to use during pregnancy where appropriate, depending on the patient's symptoms and underlying condition.  

Honestly, I can imagine scenarios where abortion is the safest, most appropriate clinical decision, as well as scenarios where taking a shot at treatment first is a better option.  Either way, I agree with you 100% that such decisions should be between a woman and her clinician.  NOT the government.  

Sometimes abortion is part of the treatment. The fact of the matter is that suicidal ideation isn't the stage where you're thinking of suicide but the stage where you're planning it out, ie you've already made your decision and are looking to implement it. In cases like that professionals have to remove the immediate danger before dealing with the underlying problems. And in a case of a woman whio's pregnant and the thought of having a baby is driving her to suicide, an abortion is a medically valid procedure (with consent naturally).

In case you're wondering I'm not an expert, but I've had some training in suicide prevention work as part of the club's social and wellbeing responsibilities (you can easily find things to criticise the GAA for, but they take their social responsibility seriously), mostly in the area of spotting issues and dealing with people who look for help.

Okay, so you're specifically talking about situations where the the woman's life is in IMMEDIATE danger; not just someone who is expressing feelings of depression, or admitting to having had suicidal thoughts.  I'd have to agree with you then, hard as that is for me to reconcile emotionally. It's heartbreaking to think how it ever comes to that for some people.