In 2022, the provinces with the highest number of abortions in Canada were Ontario and Quebec. That year there were around 21,589 abortions in the province of Quebec. In both Quebec and Ontario the majority of abortions were performed in clinics, however, in other provinces, such as Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, more abortions are performed in hospitals than in clinics.
The legal status of abortion in Canada
Abortion in Canada has been legal since 1988 when the Supreme Court decided that a previous law that criminalized abortion was unconstitutional. However, access to abortion varies by province and region depending on the provincial health care system. The two methods of abortion available in Canada are medical abortions, which involves taking medication, and surgical abortions such as vacuum aspiration or dilation and evacuation (D&E). Abortions in Canada are generally safe and have very few complications. In 2020, around 97 percent of abortions performed in hospitals had no complications, while just once percent resulted in hemorrhaging.
Induced abortion is defined as the medical termination of pregnancy. Equivalent terms include artificial abortion, therapeutic abortion, voluntary termination of pregnancy, elective termination of pregnancy and active termination of pregnancy.
* Non-hospital setting includes various primary care settings (e.g., nurse practitioner and physician offices, community and public health clinics).
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CIHI. (March 21, 2024). Number of abortions reported in Canada in 2022, by provider and territory [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/988694/canada-abortions-by-provider-and-territory/
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