Abortion Access Info – PEI
ABORTION INFORMATION
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If you are thinking of terminating your pregnancy, here is the information you will need.
The Canada Health Act states that everyone in Canada should have access to necessary health services, including abortion. Abortion is a safe and legal service.
The Province of Prince Edward Island will pay for abortions done at a hospital but not at a private clinic.
There are no abortion facilities on PEI. Island women usually travel to the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or the Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre
The Termination of Pregnancy Unit (902) 473-7072
- A hospital clinic.
- Covered by PEI Health insurance.
- A referral from a PEI doctor is required.
- Abortion is available up to 15 weeks, 6 days of pregnancy. It is important not to delay since there are several steps that will be required.
- Blood test and ultrasound must be done on PEI, before going over (arranged by referring doctor).
- You will need to have someone with you.
- Please note: When you call this number, you may have to leave a voicemail message and a number where someone can call you back.
The Morgentaler Clinic Fredericton, NB
http://www.morgentalernb.ca/index.html (506) 451-9060
- A private clinic.
- Fees range from $600 to $800.
- You do NOT need a doctor’s referral; simply phone and make an appointment
- Abortion is available up to 16 weeks of pregnancy. (If the pregnancy is beyond 16 weeks, referral is made to another service, either in Quebec or Ontario.)
- Blood test and ultrasound will be done at the clinic.
- You will need to have someone with you.
- Appointment process takes approximately 3-4 hours, with the actual abortion procedure taking approximately 5 minutes.
PEI Doctor Referral
Some doctors in PEI may refuse to provide a referral. The Morgentaler Clinic or the Termination of Pregnancy Unit will provide the name of an Island doctor who is willing to provide a referral.
Ask questions as early as you can.
For more information, please contact peiabortionrights *at* gmail *dot* com. This notice is from the PEI Ad Hoc Abortion Rights Committee.
Canada Is No Safe Harbor for Reproductive Rights : Ms. Magazine Blog said
[...] There are currently no restrictions on abortion in Canada, and it is covered by provincial health care. Section 223 of our Criminal Code asserts that a fetus becomes a “human being … when it has completely proceeded, in a living state, from the body of its mother.” However, access remains limited to women in rural areas and in the entire province of Prince Edward Island, where no abortion facilities exist. [...]