It is easy to assume that accessing abortion care is no longer a problem in Canada—the procedure was fully decriminalized in 1988. But, as @jessleeder reports, the battle to provide access in New Brunswick is still ongoing. thewalrus.ca/one-doctors-fi… 1/6
Doctor Adrian Edgar has spent the last seven years combating New Brunswick’s restrictions. He and his wife, Valerya Edelman, moved to Fredericton to try and save the only clinic in the province that offers abortion services outside of hospital. thewalrus.ca/one-doctors-fi… 2/6 
Though abortion is technically available in New Brunswick, no hospitals offer ready access to abortions in two of province’s largest cities. Clinic 554 is the only clinic that performs the procedure—and, even there, patients must pay out of pocket. thewalrus.ca/one-doctors-fi… 3/6
The federal government has pressured provinces since 1995 to increase access to abortion services. Federal health minister @PattyHajdu has emphasized this obligation by holding back $140,000 in transfer payments to New Brunswick for two years in a row. thewalrus.ca/one-doctors-fi… 4/6
Clinic 554, run by Edgar and Edelman, has helped more than 3,000 patients. But they are struggling to stay open and have been actively trying to @SaveClinic554. Read about it here: thewalrus.ca/one-doctors-fi… 5/6
From the September/October edition of The Walrus, read @jessleeder’s reported piece “One Doctor’s Fight to Provide Abortion Care in New Brunswick” here: thewalrus.ca/one-doctors-fi… 6/6
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