Canada’s Supreme Court decriminalized abortion in 1988, though there are no laws in the Canadian constitution that affirmatively guarantee the right to an abortion. In a tweet Tuesday, Trudeau framed Canada as a global leader in protecting and advancing women’s rights. Gould’s statement reflects Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support for keeping abortion safe and legal in Canada.
“If people come here needing access, that would certainly be a service that would be provided,” she said. Asked whether Canada’s Liberal Party government would ensure Americans crossing the border to obtain an abortion can access one, Gould said she didn’t see why not. “Access to abortion services, to sexual health and reproductive right services in Canada is a right,” Karina Gould, Canada’s minister of families, children and social development, said Wednesday in an interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the long-standing constitutional right to an abortion.
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