Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, 2017
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CitationS.O. 2017, c. 19
AssentedtoOctober 25, 2017
Bill titleProtecting a Woman's Right to Access Abortion Services Act
Bill citationBill 163
| Protecting a Woman's Right to Access Abortion Services Act, 2017 | |
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| Legislative Assembly of Ontario | |
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| Citation | S.O. 2017, c. 19 |
| Assented to | October 25, 2017 |
| Legislative history | |
| Bill title | Protecting a Woman's Right to Access Abortion Services Act |
| Bill citation | Bill 163 |
| Introduced by | Yasir Naqvi, Attorney General of Ontario |
| First reading | October 4, 2017 |
| Second reading | October 17, 2017 |
| Third reading | October 25, 2017 |
| Status: Current legislation | |
The Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, 2017 (French: Loi de 2017 sur l'accès sécuritaire aux services d'interruption volontaire de grossesse) is an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario relating to the legal protection of access to abortion.
It was enacted under the Protecting a Woman's Right to Access Abortion Services Act, 2017.
The Safe Access to Abortion Services Act, 2017 was modelled on the Access to Abortion Services Act enacted by British Columbia in 1995.[1]
Legislative passage
The only MLA who voted opposing the legislation was Jack MacLaren.[2]