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

Jack Wilson
Published Nov 18, 2024

Quebec will make it easier for women to obtain the abortion pill, increase funding to pro-choice organizations and support additional abortion services as part of a three-year plan to bolster access to abortion, says Martine Biron, minister for the status of women.

The action plan outlines steps the government will take between now and 2027 and is Quebec’s first plan to improve access to abortion.

“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” in the United States, Biron said Monday.

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