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Sat, August 19, 2006

Quebec to pay out $13 million for abortion
UPDATED: 2006-08-19 01:50:28 MST

By CP


MONTREAL -- A court judgment that orders the Quebec government to give
more than $13 million to nearly 45,000 women who had to pay for
abortions is a victory for women, a Quebec doctor said yesterday.

Justice Nicole Benard of Quebec Superior Court ruled the province
misinterpreted its own medicare law by paying only a portion of the
cost of abortions performed in certain women's health centres and
private clinics.

The judgment in the class-action lawsuit covers abortions performed
between 1999 and 2005.

Women who wanted the procedure presented their Quebec health insurance
card but were then charged between $200 and $300.

Dr. Claude Paquin, director of an association that supports access to
abortions, welcomed the ruling.

"What the lawsuit was able to get for all women who have had an
abortion in the past few years is access to a fund that will be able to
cover the $300 they paid illegally," said Paquin, who works for the
Association de l'acces a l'avortement.

The abortion association's France Desilets was delighted with the
judgment.

"This is a great day for all women in Quebec and a great day for all
women in Canada as well because there are other provinces that have the
same problem," Desilets said.