Lack of access is forcing Canadian women to the U.S. for abortions. That’s ’cause for concern’: minister

Lack of access is forcing Canadian women to the U.S. for abortions. That’s ’cause for concern’: minister

By Amanda Connolly and Rachel Browne Global News
May 29, 2019

Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the fact that dozens of Canadian women are forced to go to the U.S. every year for abortions they cannot get here is “cause for concern” while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he plans to raise the issue of abortion access with Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday.

“We certainly believe that women have the right to choose, and when I hear reports of that nature, it certainly is cause for concern,” said Petitpas Taylor in response to an exclusive report by Global News outlining the gaps in access to abortion that Canadian women face across the country.

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