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A former New Brunswick family doctor who closed her Sussex practice in February had been ordered to repay the Department of Health more than $500,000 in Medicare billings.
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FREDERICTON -- A New Brunswick judge on Monday reserved her decision on whether a national civil liberties group can challenge the province's abortion law, which bans government funding for abortions conducted outside approved hospitals. Court of Queen's Bench Chief Justice Tracey DeWare told the hearing Monday she'll decide by the end of June if the Canadian Civil Liberties Association should be granted public interest standing. The group launched legal action in January, seeking the court to declare unconstitutional a section of New Brunswick law that it says unlawfully limits access...
Regulation 84-20 of the Medical Services Payment Act prohibits government subsidies for abortions conducted outside an approved hospital. Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, CCLA's equality program director, said, "Women's choices about their bodies do not need to be regulated. "It is the regulation of women, girls and trans individuals' bodies through regulation 84-20 that is the problem," she told a virtual news conference Thursday. The group says the regulation is inconsistent with and in violation of the Canada Health Act. "Unfortunately the government of New Brunswick has been fighting against the eq...
Kevin Bissett 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 January 07, 2021 - 9:11 AM 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, asking ...