Access to Abortion Services Act
- Access to Abortion Services Act
The Access to Abortion Services Act is a law in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Enacted in September 1995, it protects access to abortion services by limiting demonstrations outside of abortion clinics, doctor's offices, and doctor's homes. It creates an "access zone" around the facilitiy in which such activities as protesting, sidewalk counseling, intimidation of or physical interference with abortion providers or their patients are prohibited. This distance varies depending upon the building's type, with protests outside of doctor's offices being restricted to coming within 10 metres, up to 50 metres for hospital or clinic, and 160 metres for a doctor's home. [ [http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/A/96001_01.htm Access to Abortion Services Act] . Retrieved December 13, 2006.] [Crane, Don. (1995). [http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/prochoicepress/9596win.shtml Synopsisndash Access to Abortion Services Act] . "Pro-Choice Press." Retrieved December 13, 2006.]
On January 23, 1996 a court overturned the provisions which prohibited protesting and sidewalk counseling on the grounds that both violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Both provisions were restored in October 1996. [Childbirth by Choice Trust. (June 2006). [http://www.cbctrust.com/provincebyprovince.php Abortion in Canada Today: The Situation Province-by-Province] . Retrieved December 13, 2006.]
ee also
*Abortion
*Abortion in Canada
*Abortion law
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