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B.C. not as progressive as it might appear

Re: “Health Canada’s easing of restrictions on abortion pill welcomed by lobbyists,” Nov. 8. I had always assumed that B.C.

Re: “Health Canada’s easing of restrictions on abortion pill welcomed by lobbyists,” Nov. 8.

I had always assumed that B.C. was the more progressive province and that the NDP was our most progressive party, but while five Canadian provinces have already agreed to pay for the abortion drug Mifegymiso, here we sit pondering whether a woman is a person, and thus can make those kind of decisions about her own welfare, her own future.

Andy Mulcahy

Victoria