Fredericton – A rally for accessible abortions in New Brunswick organized by the Fredericton Youth Feminists drew about 600 people to the lawn of the NB Legislature in Fredericton on April 17.
The rally was organized within a week of the announcement on April 10 that the Fredericton Morgentaler Abortion Clinic would be closing its doors by the end of July.
Due to restrictive anti-choice legislation, New Brunswick already ranks next to the bottom in accessibility to abortions, just above Prince Edward Island, where there is no clinic and hospitals do not perform abortions.
Kathleen Pye, PhD student at the University of New Brunswick and Fredericton Morgentaler Abortion Clinic escort, spoke as an escort clinic and demanded reproductive choice for all. Listen to Pye’s speech.
Colleen MacQuarrie, Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island and researcher on accessibility to abortions. Listen to MacQuarrie’s speech.
Pictures from the rally for accessible abortions at the New Brunswick Legislature in Fredericton on April 17, 2014.