Canada’s decision to remove restrictions on the abortion pill did not impact its safety, a new study has found. The abortion pill was approved in Canada in July 2015, while in 57 other countries like France and Britain, it had been available for decades. Researchers analyzed 315,000 abortions in Ontario between 2012 and 2020 and found no increase in health issues following the removal of the abortion pill restrictions. The abortion pill allows the experience of an abortion to be more private, and allows the patient to avoid the harassment many face around abortion clinics. Ontario launched protest-free buffer zones of 50 metres outside clinics and 150 metres outside abortion providers’ homes in 2017 for this reason.

Source: thestar December 22, 2021 01:49 UTC