Canadians protest decision
The Canadian Press – June 26, 2022 / 13:30 | History: 373014
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People are protesting before the U.S. Supreme Court on December 1, 2021 in Washington. Protests to denounce the decision of the United States Supreme Court to overturn R v. Wade have spread to Canada as residents of several cities took to the streets on Sunday, June 26th. (Photo by AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Canadians are taking to the streets this weekend, even in several Quebec cities today, to denounce the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to repeal the law that provided for the constitutional right to abortion for nearly 50 years.
The Federation of Planned Parenthood of Quebec invites people to gather outside the courts of Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke, Rimouski and Trois-Rivières, while other protests have taken place across the country since it was announced on Friday. the decision to annul Roe v.
Quebec Federation coordinator Jess Legault says revoking the right to abortion is worrying and outraged by women’s rights and safety.
He says that while these rights cannot be threatened in the same way in Canada, as abortion is a legal medical procedure, he fears the U.S. decision will push for the rise of pro-life groups and feed misinformation into the world. around practice.
Legault says the federation is not advocating abortion for everyone, but the right to have options and access to safe clinics.
Martha Paynter, president of the Halifax-based reproductive justice organization Wellness Within, says the publicity that emerges from the decision is an opportunity to communicate to patients the options where they live and pressure the government to raise more funds for sexual and reproductive health.