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Comparative Analysis of Crisis Pregnancy Centres – Canada and International

7 Jun 2022

For instance, in New Brunswick, under section 10(1)(a) of the Local Governance Act, local governments have the ability to make bylaws respecting “the safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of people and property.”10 Further, under section 57(b) of the Public Health Act, the Minister of Health in New Brunswick can protect the health and well-being of people living in New Brunswick. [...] In Nova Scotia, under section 172(1)(a) of the Municipal Government Act, a municipal council has the ability to make bylaws for the “health, well being, safety and protection of persons.”12 In Prince Edward Island, section 180(a) of the Municipal Government Act empowers the mayor and other council members to pass bylaws for the “safety, health and welfare of people and the protection of persons an. [...] Further, CPCs have been considered by some as filling a gap in counselling services regarding abortion care that are not administered by abortion providers.17 In terms of access to abortion care, Lisa Hallgarten, Head of Policy and Public Affairs of the charity Brook in the UK, confirmed that about 96% of abortions in the UK are free and are available for anyone entitled to National Health Service. [...] The only rationale given for the former requirement, for CPCs to disclose that they did not have medical professionals, was that it was in line with the county’s objective of protecting the health of its residents.37 It was not justified why the latter provision, that the county encourages pregnant people to see medical professionals, would not help protect the health of county residents. [...] Further, the court held the enforcement of the law would have risked irreversible harm to patients, and that it was therefore in the public interest for the injunction to stay in place.60 State officials and CPCs in South Dakota have since filed an appeal.

Authors

Brianne Upshaw

Pages
15
Published in
Canada