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Health PEI announced Tuesday that some new services, including surgical abortions, will be available at Prince County Hospital by the end of the month.

On Tuesday evening, Abortion Access Now PEI, a group that fought for abortion access, and threatened legal action against the province last year, held a meeting to learn more about the plans for the new Women's Wellness Centre.

"That's absolutely wonderful news for us. I think it's been a long time coming," said Ann Wheatley, co-chair of Abortion Access Now PEI.

At the meeting, Kathy Jones, director of public health, women's wellness and children's developmental services with Health PEI, spoke about the plans for the Women's Wellness Centre, and what people can expect in the coming year.

As well as surgical abortions, Health PEI will introduce counseling for pregnancy options as well as birth control counseling by month end.More services will be added over the next year, including prenatal care, menopause care, and coordination of fertility services.Sandy Kowalik, secretary of Abortion Access Now PEI, said she is very happy to hear about the wide variety of services that will be offered."It's just a very thorough thing that they're doing to look at all of women's wellness," said Kowalik.  The services will eventually be offered at the new Women's Health Centre. Until that centre is built, they will be offered in a temporary location in Prince County Hospital.

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I think we could all use some good news! People living in Prince Edward Island will no longer have to leave the island to access abortion services!! The decision to finally provide access in the province was made last year, after much protest, and even a threat of legal action. By the end of this month, access should be avaible on island! 

PEI was the last Canadian province to gain access, and this now means that all 13 provinces and territories have at least one facility providing abortion services. While there certainly is a lot of room to improve how accessible those services actually are to everyone, this is a big step foward.