In support of American women who will lose their right to abortion, pro-choice demonstrations are taking place on Sunday in front of courthouses in Quebec.
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“Banning abortion does not stop abortions. Women have always found ways to interrupt their pregnancy, ”recalls Jessica Legault, co-coordinator of the Quebec Federation of Birth Planning, which is demonstrating in Montreal.
In 1962, 57,000 Canadian women were hospitalized for self-abortion with hooks.
“The anti-choice movement is increasingly visible in Quebec. It is believed that with the reversal [de l’arrêt Roe c. Wade]it will give legitimacy to propose actions and misinform people in connection with pregnancy terminations, ”responded Sylvie Pedneault, director of SOS pregnancy, in Quebec.