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There are growing concerns about access to abortion in Canada after the leak of a draft document that suggests U.S. Supreme Court justices are planning to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling south of the border. CTVNews.ca looks at the legal protections around the procedure in this country.
The minister of families, children and social development said she is concerned about Canadian women who access abortion in the U.S.
In the wake of the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court could strike down the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade, which granted the right to abortion and other women’s health services south of the border, Saskatchewan felt the effects of a reignited conversation regarding the issue.
While the legal right to an abortion in British Columbia isn't in peril, experts say there are persistent problems when it comes to accessing it in the province.
A drafted U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn Americans' right to abortion could drive some people to seek the service in Canada, activists said Tuesday, warning the development could exacerbate inequities on both sides of the border.