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Abortion Clinics: Abortion and Kay Ivey

abortion clinics: Kay Ivey signed a bill that would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy a felony punishable by 10 to 99 years or life in prison, with the only exception being for cases when a woman's life is in danger, according to CTV. The ban would go into effect in six months if it's not legally challenged something abortion rights advocates have already vowed to do. On Wednesday, Alabama Gov. As women across the U.S. took to the streets and social media to voice their opposition to the legislation this week, Carolyn Egan of the Ontario Coalition of Abortion Clinics, says the debate is far from over in Canada. I think it's most difficult in rural areas, areas outside of the major cities, she told CTV's Your Morning on Thursday. Although abortion has been legally unrestricted in Canada since 1988, Egan said there are many women who still don't have adequate access to the procedure because of a shortage of hospitals and clinics offering the service. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.