If the US supreme court does vote to overthrow Roe v Wade, many Americans in need of surgical abortions could be forced to travel to Canada or Mexico
Highlights
- Leaked draft decision indicates U.S.
- Supreme Court could overturn Roe v Wade.
- An estimated 26 states are likely to ban abortion, according to Guttmacher Institute.
- Canada’s minister of families, Karina Gould, reaffirmed that Americans can access abortion services in Canada.
- Americans without immigration status in Canada are charged about C$500 (US$388) for a surgical abortion.
- People without a health card in Canada do not need to access clinics in Canada, but wait times vary from one to two weeks in Ontario to several weeks or months in the Atlantic provinces.