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CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island will provide abortions within the province, becoming the final province in the country to do so.

The Island’s Liberal government has announced it will not fight a legal challenge launched by the group Abortion Access Now in the Supreme Court of P.E.I.

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The group says the province has an obligation to provide safe abortions under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Currently, women from the Island have to travel to New Brunswick or Nova Scotia to get abortions paid for by the Island government.

Health PEI is expected to develop plans for a women’s reproductive health centre somewhere on the Island.

In a statement, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “A women’s right to choose is a fundamental right in our country….The Government of Canada reaffirms its belief that a woman should have access to reproductive health services, no matter where they live in our country.”