Dr. Konia Trouton:

Just to support what Professor Downie said. There have been no protests outside clinicians' offices or premises of work. In fact, this has been more universally accepted than abortion care in Canada. It is incredibly well supported. In fact, the practitioners talk about it in social situations, in other contexts and in professional circumstances. They are not ashamed to talk about it. They talk about it very proudly with their peers and loved ones, that they do this work and have jumped into it. They do it on the side of their regular work. There are a number of professionals who do this in a semi-retired capacity and that is all they do. There are some who do it in addition to their regular work. There are a number of itinerant providers around the country. That is the strength of it, that it allows people some flexibility with how to work. I would encourage that and recognise that it is an important way that MAID is practised in this country.