Quebec announces province's first abortion access plan

It includes $7.5 million to be spent on information campaigns, improving access to abortion services, research and consultations.

ABORTION IS LEGAL IN CANADA BUT ACCESS TO IT IS DETERMINED BY PROVINCES

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Jack Wilson

Published Nov 18, 2024  • 

"We always need to be vigilant in defending the free choice of women," says Martine Biron, Quebec's minister for the status of women. Photo by Jacques Boissinot /The Canadian Press files

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Martine Biron, Quebec’s minister for the status of women, unveiled the province’s first abortion action plan at a press conference Monday morning.

“Everywhere in the world, we’re seeing setbacks in women’s rights. A shock wave came in 2022 with the reversal of Roe v. Wade,” Biron said.

“Abortion is essential health care. All this reminds us that we can take nothing for granted. That we always need to be vigilant in defending the free choice of women.”

The plan includes $7.5 million of investments to be spent on information campaigns, improving access to abortion services, research and consultations.

Biron said she wants the plan to create awareness around the abortion pill, which she said is only used in 17 per cent of Quebec abortions, compared with 72 per cent in France and 32 per cent in Ontario.