Quebec sees nearly 80% increase in abortion pill use in one year

Following the loosening of abortion pill regulations in Quebec, usage of the drug Mifegymiso has increased by nearly 80% in the province.

Key Takeaways:

• Legislators in Quebec have been making a concerted effort to promote abortion within the province, particularly chemical abortions.

• Various regulations have been removed surrounding the abortion pill, such as the requirement for a physician to dispense the medication and for an ultrasound to be carried out beforehand.

• Abortion pill usage has now increased by nearly 80%.

The Details:

The CBC reported that the Quebec Health Insurance Board (RAMQ) has released statistics regarding abortion pill usage in the province, and it reveals a large increase. In 2024, there were 1,586 women reimbursed for the cost of Mifegymiso, which is a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol, the two drugs of the abortion pill regimen. In 2025, that number increased by almost 80%, to 2,852 women. Advocates claim the increase is long overdue, however, a recent analysis of data surrounding adverse reactions from the abortion pill points to 11% of women suffering "serious" complications.

As Live Action News has reported,

One recent analysis found, through examining insurance data regarding “serious adverse events” (complications) from mifepristone (the abortion pill), that there is a 22 times higher rate than that currently reported by the FDA, with nearly 11% of women experiencing complications such as hemorrhaging, infection, sepsis, transfusions, hospitalization, and more.

Another study, conducted in Ireland between January 2019 and December 2022, found that 12% of women who underwent chemical abortions experienced complications severe enough that they had to visit emergency departments, with 16% of those women suffering incomplete abortions.

Still another study showed that women were severely unprepared for how painful the chemical abortion process would be.

Yet, abortion groups ignore the data so they can push access and turn a profit, claiming that not allowing easy access to the abortion pill is discriminatory against women. “It's been used around the world for years,” Dr. Diane Francoeur, OBGYN and CEO of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, said. “But Canada lags all the time, especially Quebec … because there was a lot of regulation around it.” 

Dr. Mathieu Bélanger, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the CHU de Québec-Université Laval hospital, agreed. “It can be prescribed, and people can do it at home. We know it’s safe and, like it or not, word of mouth is spreading," he said.

Previously, only doctors trained to commit a dilation and curettage (D&C) surgical abortion procedure could dispense the abortion pill, and women had to undergo an ultrasound before receiving the pills. These steps ensured women were in the right gestational time period, were not experiencing an ectopic pregnancy, and had no contraindications for taking the abortion pill, such as allergies, pre-existing conditions, or medications that can't be taken with the abortion pill. Now, non-physicians can commit chemical abortions, and women no longer have to undergo an ultrasound.

Strict regulations were in place on the abortion pill for a reason, namely to protect women. In the more than 20 years since the abortion pill was approved in the U.S., the desire to protect women's health has become less of a priority. Turning a profit is the goal, and selling the abortion pill over the phone or the internet helps abortion businesses make money. Regulations on the abortion pill have been stripped away in favor of easier access, making it available online and via telehealth, and putting women at risk of serious complications that could have been avoided with an exam prior to taking the drugs. This is all in addition to the fact that abortion proponents like Francoeur and Bélanger seem eager to have more children die.

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Zoom Out:

Lawmakers in Quebec have been making a concerted effort to expand abortion. Martine Biron, the Quebec minister “responsible for the status of women,” announced in November of 2024 that she was implementing a $7.5 million "action plan" with the sole purpose of promoting abortion.

“Everywhere in the world, we’re seeing setbacks in women’s rights. A shock wave came in 2022 with the reversal of Roe v. Wade,” Biron said. “Abortion is essential health care. All this reminds us that we can take nothing for granted, that we always need to be vigilant in defending the free choice of women.”

The efforts include promoting access to both abortion and contraception, and fighting "misinformation." This so-called misinformation is almost certainly regarding the very real risks of the abortion pill; despite what abortion activists claim, abortion drugs are dangerous.

The Bottom Line:

Women's lives are being put at risk by the weakening of safety protocols in Quebec. On top of that, the mass increase of preborn lives being needlessly taken is never something to celebrate.