[HiTech RedNeck]

sure sounds like a loophole to me... suddenly Ireland will have more suicidal women per capita than the rest of the globe.

[presidio9]

Also, there is some evidence that hormonal changes during pregnancy make women less likely to commit suicide. This from a pro-choice women's health site:

"Biological factors such as pregnancy may protect women against suicide; suicide rates in pregnant women are approximately half those of non-pregnant women."