Canada Will Allow Americans To Cross The Border For Abortions: Trudeau

[Nevilledog]

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TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saturday that the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion could lead to the loss of other rights and indicated his country would continue to allow Americans to get abortions in Canada.

Trudeau called the court’s decision “horrific” and voiced concern that the ruling could someday allow a rollback of legal protections for gay relationships, including the right for same-sex couples to marry.

“We know that this is an extremely, not just scary, but disheartening time for so many women,” Trudeau said at a news conference in Kigali, Rwanda, at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

“Women for generations have fought for more rights in the United States, (only) to see this setback, to worry as well about how this can be expanded to more rights be taken away in the United States,” he said.

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[Initech]

1. And the Christian right will declare war on Canada tomorrow.

[LakeArenal]

4. Ron Johnson, "Build the Wall". "Canada will pay for it!"

[C Moon]

24. LOL!

[cloudboy07]

34. better than this wanna be dicktator congress critter's we got !

[wnylib]

31. Right through the Great Lakes,

Niagara Falls, and the St. Lawrence River. That would be some sight to see. LOL.

[LakeArenal]

42. Logic means zero to RoJo

Of course the wall would ruin the coast lines for the rich folks.

[wnylib]

43. It would also mean ceding US property if

the wall were built on land along the coast.

For Lakes Erie, Huron, and Ontario, the border between the two countries runs right through the middle of the lakes. For Superior, the border runs through the lake, leaving most of it in the US.

Part of the St. Lawrence River runs through NY. If the wall was built on the NY Shore, the river would be outside of the wall, in Canada.

[LakeArenal]

47. Yes the same thing they ran into o the Southern border

Ranchers found some of their land divided by the fence.

[wnylib]

48. OK, the wall is just a joke and won't be done, but

I would not be surprised if there were increased border patrols.

Before 911, it used to be very easy going back and forth between Canada and the US. No passport, minimal border checks. Mostly the Canadian officials asked where we were born, where we were going, and how long we would be there. On the way back they asked if we bought anything and what it was. Occasionally they would pick a car to check the trunk. Never happened with me.

Now a passport is required. More detailed questioning sometimes in both directions. Proof of a negative covid test for a while. Don't know if they are still doing that, or if they require proof of vaccination. I haven't traveled since covid. Canadians might also want to check Americans for guns.

US border patrol at crossing points in red states might be suspicious of women crossing into Canada. If they start monitoring apps and online websites, would they take names to check when women return and try to prosecute them for going abroad for an abortion? Would they check phone apps, call history, and other data before letting a woman cross by car or board a plane? Nothing in a red state would surprise me.

Worse if a national abortion ban law were passed. As women successfully go to other states for abortions, the push for a national ban will get stronger.

[LakeArenal]

49. Yes it's just a hypothetical. Not sure it's really a joke.

Nothing Republicans do is a joke and shouldn’t surprise any of us.

[LakeArenal]

2. "Oh, Canada!" Thank you for your support.

[EYESORE 9001]

3. There's a big swath of border states that may try to interfere

Namely, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota.

[LakeArenal]

5. And Wisconsin. RoJo leading.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Could include New Hampshire or Maine, for that matter

Depends on which way political winds are blowing at any point in time.

[LakeArenal]

7. At any point until Nov. We will find out if Democracy lives or dies. In US

[DENVERPOPS]

22. That L.A. is precisely on target........NC

[sybylla]

10. Wisconsin doesn't border Canada - have to go through Michigan or Minnesota.

They'd have to block people from going into Minnesota.

[LakeArenal]

16. You are of course talking land borders.

The U.S. states of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin do not share a direct geographic border with Canada. They do, however, possess customs facilities due to their place along the Great Lakes, which leads to the Canadian border. (All three states connect Lake Michigan, while Wisconsin also connects to Lake Superior).

[roamer65]

21. For any woman coming from west of the Mississippi River.

Best route is across IL, then it’s only about 45 miles through Indiana to the Michigan border on I-94. So you will have IL and MI to choose from.

I fully expect clinics to be opened on the border with Indiana within a year or so.

For Ohio and Kentucky, Ann Arbor is only about 45 miles from the border with Ohio.

[cloudboy07]

35. duh ! we do have aircraft !

[wnylib]

38. Air passengers can be screened

and denied boarding passes.

[cloudboy07]

39. I'm not going to comment on that!

[Bev54]

8. I live in Calgary Alberta and will open my home to any woman or

couple that need to stay here for an abortion.

[LakeArenal]

12. True patriots!!! (Ironically).

[Ishoutandscream2]

17. God bless you

Love our Canadian neighbors.

[SheltieLover]

9. Excellent! 👏👏👏👏

[AntiFascist]

11. Shades of "The Handmaid's Tale"... soon many of us may be heading to Canada n/t

[bdamomma]

15. Canada will be

"Little America" shades of Handmaids Tale. Oh to live in some sort of saneness.

Thank you Canada.

[milestogo]

13. Its a long way to Canada from most parts of the US.

Even from Michigan. And the cost of gasoline is prohibitive. The offer is appreciated though.

[llmart]

25. Depends on where you are in Michigan.

I live here. I'm 20 minutes from the border.

[wnylib]

40. From Detroit, you can drive into

Ontario through a tunnel under the river.

The Upper Peninsula connects to Canada in the east. The western part is near Minnesota, but would require driving through Wisconsin.

Red states on the border would likely patrol it to prevent people from crossing over. If there was a federal law against abortion, there are still ways to cross the border.

But for many women, being away so long and then returning might be difficult, if not impossible.

[Lucinda]

14. ❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️

[roamer65]

18. Women will be able to get abortions in Michigan.

It’s going to be legal here.

Best clinics to come to will be in Ann Arbor and the Metro Detroit area.

Ann Arbor and neighboring Ypsilanti are ultra liberal.

Windsor, Ontario is only about 40 min away from Ann Arbor.

[llmart]

26. And we have to keep it that way!

That means keeping the current administration in office AND gaining much more in the state legislature.

GOTV and throw the GOPers out of Lansing!

[roamer65]

28. I signed the petition today to put Roe into our state constitution via ballot proposal.

I hope it makes it on the ballot for November.

[llmart]

30. I did too!

I signed two others last week - one about voting rights and now I can't even remember what the other one was.

[roamer65]

32. ...

🤞🤞🤞

[StarryNite]

19. Thank you Canada!

[Totally Tunsie]

20. Thank you, Mr. Trudeau and all of Canada...

just one more reason to love you.

[DownriverDem]

23. Oh Canada

I live near the Windsor Ontario border and am of French Canadian heritage. Thank you Canada!

[llmart]

27. Didn't think I could love Trudeau any more than I already do.

But I do!

Thank you to my Canadian neighbors!

[Paladin]

29. Canada, yet again a class act. (nt)

[Piratedog]

33. Canada is a much better country than the US.

Until we get right-wing christoterrorism out of our country, we’re a two-bit crap hole of a country.

[LakeArenal]

50. You mean we AREN'T great again?

Geez. He promised!!!

[JanMichael]

51. My fear is if this "supreme" court stays in place for another 30 years

And I am in my mid fifties now the rest of my life would be spent in a regressive psychotically conservative country where the chances of me getting shot going to the grocery store or 10 times or a thousand times higher than any place else in this world outside of a war zone.

I do not even though I tend to stay in shape not intend to grab an SKS or an AR-15 and run around shooting things for the rest of my middle age.

I do not wish to become a suicide bomber. I would like to retire and relative peace in a couple of years. Therefore we are looking at other countries. Portugal's interesting so is Spain they had their 30 or 40 years of fascism from world war II on in to the seventies. They learn their lessons.

Francisco Franco lasted there for a damn long time. I don't want to live in a country that's got their little mini Francisco Franco's in charge.

[cloudboy07]

36. pretty bad when when your alliance -----

tell's your scotus to take a dump & fall in it ?

[Demovictory9]

37. American women are getting abortions in mexico too

[Cha]

41. Good ol Canada 🇨🇦!! TY!

🕯🕊💜🌈🐬

[orangecrush]

44. Save Canada

Thank you!

[MustLoveBeagles]

45. Thank you Canada

[Jack-o-Lantern]

46. O Canada, the true north strong and FREE!...America? not so much...