Quebec justice minister withdraws article on abortion rights in constitution bill

QUÉBEC — Quebec's justice minister has reversed course in the face of strong criticism of his plan to enshrine abortion rights in his constitution bill.
Simon Jolin-Barrette says on social media that after hearing from legal experts and women's rights groups he made the difficult decision to withdraw the abortion section from the legislation.
The minister had wanted to codify the right to abortion in Quebec's new constitution, which has not yet been adopted by the legislature.
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