Ottawa - Health Canada has warned three more provinces they have to pay for abortions at private clinics.
Abortions are services intended to be covered in Canada.
But only Ontario, Alberta, Newfoundland and British Columbia actually pay the whole bill for abortions performed in private clinics. Ottawa is trying to bring all the provinces in line with the provisions of the Canada Health Act, says Frank Feddick, acting director general of policy at Health Canada. Ottawa penalizes provinces by withholding transfer payments.