The pressure on the province’s college of physicians to make it easier to access the abortion pill is ramping up, as hundreds of doctors have signed an open letter calling for the removal of several restrictions that are in place in Quebec, but not in the rest of Canada.
The abortion pill has been available and free in Quebec since 2018.
But those in the province seeking to end their pregnancies face additional hurdles to access the abortion pill, also known as a medical abortion. Unlike elsewhere in Canada, Quebec physicians must be trained for both medical and surgical abortions to accompany a patient
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