If there comes a time soon when it is harder for Americans to access abortion care, they would be welcomed by Canada.

I mean, I don't see why we would not. I mean, if they people come here and need access, certainly, you know, that's a service that would be provided.

That's what Karina Gould, Canada's Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, told the CBC this month, but she added something striking.

I will say that one of the concerning factors here is that there are many Canadian women who maybe don't live near a major city in Canada that will often access these services in the United States.

So I'm very concerned about what this means, particularly for American women, but also for Canadian women.

Now, we should note abortion is widely legal in Canada.

But the fact remains, the US Supreme Court could make it harder for Canadians to access. That speaks to the reality that America's abortion debate is not happening in a vacuum, and that abortion laws vary widely around the world.

In Poland, for instance, the country's right-wing government, all but outlawed abortion several years ago.

Then, last fall, massive protests broke out after the death of a woman whose doctors refused to abort a non-viable fetus.

She died of septic shock. Here's what one protestor told AFP, as long as France press.

I'm very afraid of what's happening. I have a daughter of mothering age, and I advise her against getting pregnant at the moment.

Now, Poland is something of an outlier compared to the rest of Europe where abortion is widely legal. In Latin America, it's the opposite.

Abortion is prohibited in most circumstances across much of the region, but in some places that is changing.

That's what it sounded like in Bogota, Colombia. Just months ago, when abortion rights supporters celebrated the country's constitutional court had voted to legalize abortion.

During the first 24 weeks of pregnancy, that vote, seen as a victory for the pro-abortion rights green wave in Latin America.

Here's what Mariana Ardila, managing attorney in Colombia for the group Women's Link Worldwide, told Ampire.

The victories of one country, an inspire all our countries, we share strategies, we talk to each other, we learn from each other.

Consider this globally, some governments are increasing access to abortion care, but there are other countries where things are moving in the opposite direction.

The U.S. may soon be one of those places.

For MenPR, I'm Mary Louise Kelly, it's Wednesday, May 11.

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