Although Canada is the only democratic country in the world that has no official laws restricting abortions, many Canadian women in later stages of their pregnancy struggle to find access to medical abortions (Abortion Rights Coalition). The Canadian Medical Association defines a late abortion as one that is performed after 20 weeks of gestation (Shingler and Shivji). Most women who request an abortion after 23 weeks of pregnancy come to this decision because their “fetus is gravely or fatally impaired, or [their own] life or physical health is at risk” (Abortion Rights Coalition). However…