Clinic 554 in Fredericton, N.B. (Image: Facebook)
A national human rights organization has filed a lawsuit against the New Brunswick government over abortion access in the province.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) filed a
statement of claim with the Court of Queen’s Bench in Fredericton this week.
They want the courts to repeal provincial legislation which prevents Medicare from covering abortions performed outside of designated hospitals.
“Today, we are making the beginning of the end,” said Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, equality program director with CCLA, during a teleconference Thursday.
Under Regulation 84-20 of the
Medical Services Payment Act, abortions are only funded by the province at two hospitals in Moncton and one in Bathurst.
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FREDERICTON A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a statement of claim with the Court of Queen’s Bench on Wednesday, seeking for a judge to declare a section of New Brunswick law unconstitutional.
That section of the Medical Services Payment Act prohibits state subsidies for abortions conducted outside an approved hospital.
New Brunswick’s government subsidizes abortions at two hospitals in Moncton and one in Bathurst, but won’t cover the cost of the procedure at a private clinic.
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FREDERICTON - A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.
Clinic 554 in Fredericton, N.B., is shown on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. A national civil Liberties group has launched legal action against the province of New Brunswick in an effort to increase abortion access in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kevin Bissett
FREDERICTON - A national civil liberties group is launching a legal action against New Brunswick in order to increase abortion access in the province.
Higgs government blunts opposition abortion motion, removes references to Clinic 554
The Progressive Conservative government has used its majority in the legislature to neutralize an opposition motion calling for the funding of surgical abortions at Fredericton’s Clinic 554.
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