Bill 92

National Assembly of Quebec
Long title An Act to extend the powers of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec, regulate commercial practices relating to prescription drugs and protect access to voluntary termination of pregnancy services
Citation	S.Q. 2016, c 28
Assented to	December 7, 2016
Legislative history
Bill citation	Bill 92
Introduced by	Gaétan Barrette MNA
First reading	May 12, 2016
Second reading	May 26, 2016
Third reading	December 6, 2016
Status: Current legislation

Bill 92, known as An Act to extend the powers of the Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec, regulate commercial practices relating to prescription drugs and protect access to voluntary termination of pregnancy services ^{[note 1]} is an act of the National Assembly of Quebec relating to the restriction on the purchasing of medication and the legal protection of access to abortion.

Background

By 2015, abortion clinics in Montreal had obtained an injunction against abortion protests for the third time. ^[1]

The provisions relating to restrictions on protests relating to abortion are modelled on the Access to Abortion Services Act of British Columbia. ^[2]

Provisions

The Act respecting prescription drug insurance is amended to prohibit manufacturers from providing financial assistance for medication covered by the basic prescription drug insurance plan, except as permitted by regulation. ^[3]

The legislation bans protests and other intervention with the intention to deter individuals from obtaining an abortion within 50 metres of the grounds of an abortion facility. ^[4]

Further developments

A similar law was passed to ban anti-vaccine protests outside schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[5]

Notes

1. French : Loi visant à accroître les pouvoirs de la Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec, à encadrer les pratiques commerciales en matière de médicaments ainsi qu’à protéger l’accès aux services d’interruption volontaire de grossesse

References

1. Malboeuf, Marie-Claude (August 20, 2015). "Les cliniques d'avortement réclament une loi anti-harcèlement" [Abortion clinics call for anti-harassment law]. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. Bélair-Cirino, Marco (November 29, 2016). "Quebec wants to keep anti-abortion protesters away". Le Devoir. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
3. Jeffers, Kimberly; Bordan, Gregory B.; Barry, Véronique (September 4, 2021). "Quebec prohibits financial support by drug manufacturers for patients buying insured drugs". Norton Rose Fullbright. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
4. Cousineau, Marie-Eve (November 13, 2024). "Des militants antiavortement veulent manifester près des cliniques" [Anti-abortion activists plan to protest near clinics]. La Presse. Archived from the original on November 14, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
5. Lajoie, Geneviève (September 21, 2021). "Une loi spéciale au Québec pour limiter les antivax" [A special law in Quebec to limit antivax]. Le Journal de Québec. Archived from the original on November 26, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2025.