On Monday, officials in Quebec announced a $7.5 million “action plan” to expand abortion in the province.
Martine Biron, the Quebec minister “responsible for the status of women,” made the announcement at a press conference, citing the goal of increasing access to the abortion pill and birth control. The “action plan” includes 28 actions that Quebec plans to take between now and 2027 to increase abortion access, such as expanding the abortion pill and fighting so-called “disinformation.”
“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” Biron said. “Abortion is essential health care. All this reminds us that we can take nothing for granted, that we always need to be vigilant in defending the free choice of women.”
According to CBC News, the action plan has four objectives: “facilitating access to abortion in the regions, combating misinformation, improving information on contraception and promoting research.”
“A woman’s decision to carry her pregnancy to term or not is entirely up to her,” Biron claimed in a press release. “In Quebec, abortion is recognized as a safe health care that must be accessible to women who make this choice, regardless of the region where they live. Our health and social services network is united behind Quebec women so that they can be supported and accompanied without judgment and with humanity.”
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Biron noted that the government will soon be adding a second abortion “access point” in Quebec City, and will make the abortion pill more readily available through telehealth appointments. She lamented the fact that only 17% of the province’s abortions are committed via the abortion pill — a number she apparently thinks should be much higher. The abortion pill statistically has proven to be very dangerous for women, and at least six percent of all women who use the abortion pill will require care at an emergency room or urgent care facility.
Biron’s goal of “combating misinformation” seemed to be directly aimed at pro-life groups and pregnancy resource centers, as she offered the baseless accusation that “anti-abortion groups are active in Quebec, often using misleading names. They do not offer neutral support.” In reality, while these groups don’t offer abortion, they do offer the help and support vulnerable mothers are so often looking for during pregnancy and after their children’s births.
The plan is the province’s latest attempt to radically expand abortion and oppress the preborn child in the name of “choice.” Pro-lifers in the area are also currently fighting a legal battle against a “buffer zone” law that limits their ability to offer prayer and sidewalk counseling outside of abortion facilities.
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