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A landmark new study finds access to abortion varies widely in Canada, and suggests women have very little choice when it comes to method.

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“This has been a very informative survey,” Dr. Wendy Norman, who holds the chair in applied public health research at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Public Health Agency of Canada, said of the first comprehensive look at the issue.

The early findings of a 2012 survey, presented in Quebec City and published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, suggests access to abortion services vary widely depending on province, and whether a woman resides in a rural or urban area.

“With the differences in access to abortion, time is really a big factor. The further along [a pregnancy is] more compelling it is, not only because an unwanted pregnancy can complicate a personal and social life, but also because a [later] abortion is also medically complex,” Dr. Norman said.