Your best female friend confides in you that she is unexpectedly pregnant.She has decided not to keep the pregnancy and has taken steps to seek an abortion.She has to travel 5 hours to find a doctor and location that will perform an abortion and has asked you to accompany her there.Which of the following BEST describes why your friend is faced with this access problem?

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Only 16% of hospitals in Canada provide abortion services, which creates a significant challenge for women seeking abortion access, especially in rural or remote areas. This can force women to travel long distances to find a hospital or clinic that will provide the service, thereby making it difficult and expensive to access abortion. This is likely the reason why the friend in this scenario has to travel five hours to find a location that provides abortions. Option A is not relevant in this case, as the friend has not mentioned anything about the religion of the doctor. Option B is not correct, as there are abortion clinics throughout Canada. Option C could be a concern for some women but is not the main issue in this scenario.

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