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Justin Trudeau, Wade MacLauchlan field abortion questions

Abortion rights is a defining issue of Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's leadership. In P.E.I., the only province where surgical abortions aren't performed, Liberal Premiers Robert Ghiz and now Wade MacLauchlan have said they have no plans to change that.

P.E.I. is the only province where surgical abortions aren't performed

Trudeau and MacLauchlan talk abortion

10 years ago
Duration 2:55
Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and P.E.I. Liberal Leader Wade MacLauchlan tackle media questions about their abortion stances.

Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was in P.E.I. the past couple of days supporting provincial Liberal Leader Wade MacLauchlan's election campaign.

During Trudeau's only media conference of the trip, reporters asked about the one issue that might divide the two leaders: abortion.

Trudeau has made abortion rights a defining issue of his leadership. P.E.I., is the only province where surgical abortions aren't performed, and where Liberal Premiers Robert Ghiz and now Wade MacLauchlan have said they have no plans to change that.

Watch the video to hear what they said.