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Roe v. Wade’s decision not only made crossing state borders a major problem in the search for abortion, but Americans are also looking at the bigger picture – moving to Canada.
Google search for “how to move to Canada from the United States” rose on Friday after the US Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to Google Trends.
“How to move to Canada from the United States” rose 850 percent per hour after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, Axios said, and “How to Become a Canadian Citizen” rose 550 percent over the same period.
As for Canada, you can just find a lot of encouragement if you are thinking of becoming a Canadian.
When a draft of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Roe v. Wade expired last month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned to Twitter to reaffirm his support for women’s reproductive rights, according to the Digital Journal.
Prime Minister Trudeau vowed on Friday to defend abortion rights in Canada and around the world after the US Supreme Court overturned Rowe’s ruling against Wade, Global News reported.
Trudeau spoke at a press conference in Kigali, Rwanda, at a meeting of the heads of government of the British Commonwealth. Trudeau called the court ruling a “devastating failure” for American women, who will now face huge differences in access depending on which state they live in.
Trudeau called the decision “appalling” and warned that it could eventually lead to weakened protection for same-sex couples, according to the Washington Post. “Women of generations are fighting for more rights in the United States, (only) to see this failure, to worry, and how this can be extended to more rights being taken away in the United States.
Access to abortion varies across Canada
Abortion is legal at any stage of pregnancy in Canada. “If an American wants a medical procedure, he can get it, he’ll just have to pay for it out of pocket,” said a cabinet member. “There is no reason to refuse anyone to receive this procedure here.”
However, in Canada, some women in rural areas of some provinces – including Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – are forced to travel to urban surgical abortion centers.
And for many Americans, the cost of traveling to Canada can be prohibitive and does not include the cost of the procedure or obtaining a passport, reports First Post.
Canadians warn Americans that this may not be a simple process, Politico reports. “The waiting lists are quite large,” the head of Planned Parenthood Toronto said in May. “Places that offer abortions or reproductive care in this country are congested.”
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