Surgical Abortion

• Medication abortion is common in U.S. Here’s what to know

  Abortion by pills involves the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. As more states seek abortion limits, demand for the pills is expected to grow in the United States.

  Health

  Jul 2, 2022
  
• Possible overturn of Roe v. Wade reigniting abortion access conversation in Saskatchewan

  Only two cities in the whole province currently offer surgical abortions, making access challenging for those in rural and northern areas.

  Canada

  May 6, 2022
  
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• New Brunswick PC majority removes thrust of opposition’s abortion motion, reference to Clinic 554

  PC MLAs instead substituted a request to the province's two health authorities to look at whether New Brunswick's current abortion access complies with the Canada Health Act.

  Politics

  Dec 17, 2020
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• Civil liberties group launches legal action against N.B. for greater abortion access

  The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has sent a letter and statement of claim to the province's attorney general.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2020
• Civil rights group prepares lawsuit on ‘discriminatory’ N.B. abortion law

  New Brunswick denies women, girls, and trans people fair access to abortions, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association said in an Oct. 14 letter to Premier Blaine Higgs and Health Minister Dorothy Shephard.

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• 3,000 patients to be placed on waitlist for doctor if Clinic 554 closes

  'We've got no new visits in October,' said Dr. Adrian Edgar on Wednesday, again pushing for funding of health services to avoid closing Clinic 554.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2020
• New Brunswick Medical Society supports calls for provincial government to fund Clinic 554

  A letter signed by the chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Chalmers Regional Hospital called for support and funding of Clinic 554 in Fredericton, New Brunswick’s only facility offering abortions outside of hospitals.

  Health

  Sep 22, 2020
• Manitoba now providing universal coverage of the abortion pill

  The cost of the abortion pill is now universally covered by the Manitoba government.

  Health

  Oct 4, 2019
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• Newfoundland government urged to offer universal coverage of abortion pill

  Newfoundland is the only province in Canada that does not offer some coverage of Mifegymiso, a two-drug combination that induces an abortion up to nine weeks into a pregnancy.

  Health

  Mar 5, 2018