An in-depth report about whether the provinces can decide whether to fund abortions or not:
A great number of Canadians do not believe that tax dollars should fund any and every abortion,” concludes Hutchinson. “A 2010 Angus Reid Public Opinion poll found that only 44% of respondents felt that the ‘health care system should fund abortions whenever they are requested.’ However, 39% felt that the system should only pay for abortions in cases of medical emergencies and 10% said that abortions should not be funded at all. That’s 49%, half of Canadians disagree with taxpayer dollars providing unlimited abortion funding in Canadian hospitals and private medical clinics. Our review of the law and funding practices in this area suggests concerned Canadians are on solid ground in communicating their concerns to elected provincial representatives.”
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You might not realize this, but most provincial health care plans won’t pay for a woman to get an abortion out of province. (Source: http://www.kensingtonclinic.com/appointments.php#fees ). One of the cornerstones of the Canada Health Act is that our health care should be portable, that is, my Alberta Health Care card should get me access to medical care anywhere in Canada. However, a woman who goes out of province for her college education would not be covered for an abotion if she were to become pregnant. Although abortion advocates loathe to admit it, there is plenty of precedent medical policy that indicates that abortion is not simply a basic medical procedure, and there is precedent there for denying funding.