What the U.S. overturning Roe v. Wade means for Canada

Ottawa withheld federal funding from case,” said Sarah Munro, an assistant The ruling would mean that states can New Brunswick earlier this year because professor in the department of obstetrics decide whether and how to restrict abortion the province refused to cover abortions and gynaecology at the University of — or ban it outright. [...] Nearly two dozen Republican-led states restrictions on prescribing the abortion Munro said it’s “chilling and disheart- are expected to issue immediate bans, 13 of pill hampered access during the COVID-19 ening” to see states rolling back repro- which have “trigger laws” on the books that pandemic compared to other provinces. [...] Roughly three abortion because they control the delivery with Médecins Sans Frontières and the Uni- in four abortion-seekers in the U. [...] Wade is overturned, experts expect Canadian prescribers and pharmacies On the campaign trail last year, to see increasing acceptance and demand may also be insulated from the legal Trudeau promised to introduce regula- for virtual abortion care across North consequences of providing telemedicine tions under the Canada Health Act to America — including remote prescribing abortions to Americans, as. [...] Interim Conservative Leader Candice 315  000 abortions that found prescribing “Anybody who has the ability to pre- Bergen said her party will not “reopen the the abortion pill without restrictions was scribe abortion should be taking up this abortion debate,” although members safe and did not lead to increases in practice, especially if they’re involved in subsequently refused to support a Bloc ad.