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18 January 2012 (National)

23 November 2011 (Charlottetown)

PEI Violating Law and Endangering Women By Not Providing Abortions on Island - The Prince Edward Island government's policy is illegal - it contravenes the Canada Health Act, violates women’s constitutional rights, and endangers women's health and lives.

3 November 2011 (National)

Abortion: There’s Nothing to Debate… Except how to eliminate remaining barriers to abortion care. Despite repeated calls by Canada’s anti-abortion movement to “reopen the abortion debate,” that’s not going to happen—at least not in the way that anti-abortionists want.

6 September 2011 (National)

Pro-choice Group Launches National Video Contest - “Voices for Choice” Videos Will Highlight What Abortion Rights Mean to Canadians. Today, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) launched its “Voices for Choice” video contest, inviting Canadians to submit short creative original videos to highlight what choice means to them. $1000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 submissions.

23 April 2011 (Vancouver)

Anti-Abortion Movement “Too Cozy” with the Conservative Government - Canada’s anti-abortion movement has a growing and significant influence on the Conservative government, and that poses a serious danger to abortion rights.
NOTE: Media are invited to attend the media conference on Monday April 25 in Toronto (10 am, Morgentaler Clinic, 727 Hillsdale Ave E) to learn more reasons why the Harper government poses a risk to abortion rights. The conference is being hosted by the Toronto Morgentaler Clinic, the Ontario Coalition of Abortion Clinics, and the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada.

16 November 2010 (National)

Survey: 64% of Abortion Clinics in Canada Experience Protesters - A new survey by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada reveals that 64% of abortion clinics in Canada clinics currently experience protest activity, while a further 15% have had protesters in the past. But 73% of clinics have no legal protection from picketing. The full report is available here.

23 June 2010 (National)

Thousands urge Harper to include abortion in G8 maternal health initiative: Over 3,400 citizens from across Canada have signed a petition demanding that Prime Minister Harper include funding for safe abortion and family planning in his signature G8 maternal and child health initiative. The petition is being delivered to Harper today.

9 June 2010 (National)

Harper Defies the Experts: A range of experts says safe abortion funding should be included in G8 maternal health initiative.

27 May 2010 (Victoria)

No Merit to Anti-Choice Club's Lawsuit Against Student Society (PDF) - A lawsuit by the University of Victoria’s anti-choice group Youth Protecting Youth against its Student Society is bound to fail because of a total lack of evidence of any wrongdoing.

19 April 2010 (National)

Pro-Choice Group Calls for Law Banning Coerced Childbirth (PDF) - A bill recently introduced by a Conservative MP to criminalize “coercing” a woman into abortion should be scuttled in favour of a bill prohibiting the much more common practice of coercing a woman into childbirth.

20 February 2010 (National)

Conservative Government Contradicts Itself (PDF) - Long-time funding for safe abortion and family planning in developing countries is now in jeopardy. Also read our: Key Facts about Maternal and Infant Health in Developing Countries.

15 June 2009 (Vancouver)