Quebec launches first action plan on improving access to abortion

Quebec launches first action plan on improving access to abortion

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"It’s my role to protect the right of women in Quebec," says Martine Biron, Quebec's minister for the status of women, after unveiling the province's first action plan on improving access to abortions. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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