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Current Resources:

March 2012 - Motion 312 - Action Alert! - This page has it all! Find links to a petition, sample letters, arguments, news, and actions to counter the Woodworth motion (M-312), which dangerously seeks to extend the definition of "human being" in Canada's Criminal Code to include fetuses, and thereby negate women's constitutional rights.

May 14, 2011 - Updated list of anti-choice MPs, after the May 2, 2011 election. *updated May 16, 2012*

May 14, 2011
- Updated list of pro-choice MPs and those with an Unknown stance, after the May 2, 2011 election.
*updated May 16, 2012*

May 16, 2011 - Anti-Choice Private Member Bills and Motions. At least 44 anti-choice private member bills or motions have been introduced in Canada's Parliament since 1987. Here is the complete list with details. *updated May 16, 2012*


Past Resources:

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une 17, 2011 - Sample Letter (generic) for your Member of Parliament - Send this letter (feel free to customize!) to your Member of Parliament, the Prime Minister or Cabinet members, and other government officials, urging them to defend abortion rights in the Harper majority government.

May 31, 2011 -
Spring 2011 Activist - Newsflash. Abortion rights at risk! Please help with the battles ahead.


May 18, 2011 - What Could Happen to Reproductive Rights Under a Harper Majority? - Many actions could be taken over the next four years to restrict or try to restrict abortion rights and access. Get informed and prepared for the fight!

April 25, 2011
- Video of the press conference held at the Morgentaler Clinic in Toronto, warning that a Harper government will put abortion at risk for Canadian women.

April 23, 2011 - 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.

April 18, 2011 - A Harper Majority? Say Goodbye to Abortion Rights. Abortion could easily be recriminalized under a Conservative majority government, despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s promises to the contrary.

April 5, 2011 - Questions to Ask Your Candidate on Abortion and Women's Equality. Here are 3 prepared questions to use at all-candidates' meetings or other opportunities to speak to your local candidates.

April 3, 2011 - List of Anti-Choice MPs - 2011
.  ARCC's updated list of anti-choice MPs just prior to the May 2011 election. (Here is previous list after 2008 election.)  Also: List of Pro-choice MPs and those with Unknown stance.

March 29, 2011
- ARCC's statement on New Brunswick's decision to abolish the NB Advisory Council on the Status of Women.

December 2010 - Please write your MP to urge them to vote against Bill C510 (to prohibit "coerced abortion.") This bill is just another disguised anti-abortion bill pretending to help women, but it's really designed to promote abortion stigma, paternalize women, and open the door to re-criminalizing abortion. Here's a NEW sample letter (updated from our November sample letter.)

June 2010 - Our G8 petition was submitted to Prime Minister Harper on June 23. Read our accompanying letter to Harper, and our press release.

May 2010
- G8 Action Alert!
There's many things you can do to help ensure that the G8 maternal/child health initiative will include funding for family planning and safe abortion. Sign a petition, write a letter, join a Facebook group, attend a forum, and more.

November 2008 - List of Anti-Choice MP's after the October 2008 Election. 38% of all MPs have anti-choice records, including 68% of the Conservative caucus, 25% of the Liberal caucus, and 2 Independents. The stance of 21% of MPs is unknown.

October 2008 - A Liberal MP has introduced a bill to ban abortions past 20 weeks. (first written June 2006) Liberal MP Paul Steckle introduced a bill in 2006 to ban abortions after 20 weeks, and introduced it again in 2007. It may come back yet again! Read about what's wrong with this bill, and the true facts on late abortion in Canada.

September 2008 - National Call to Action with events across the country - Election 2008: "Don't Play With Women's Rights!Check our Calendar of Events Read speeches from Vancouver events.

September 2008 - A Harper Majority Government Would Pass Anti-Abortion Restrictions. At least 40% of MPs in the current Parliament have anti-choice records - 74% of the Conservative caucus, and 28% of the Liberal caucus. This page includes a complete list of all known anti-choice MP's and their recent voting records.

May 2008 -
Arguments Against Bill C-537: "Protection of conscience rights in the health care profession."
A bill introduced by Conservative MP Maurice Vellacott would violate patients' right to healthcare, as well as conflict with Prime Minister Harper's election promise not to legislate on abortion.

April 2008 - Oppose Bill C-484! - The "Unborn Victims of Crime Act" poses a serious danger to abortion rights and women's rights. (Note: This link goes to a list of many resources and articles on Bill C-484, which died when the election was called in fall 2008.)

March 2007 - New Brunswick is enforcing an illegal law that restricts abortion and violates women's constitutional rights. Take action today!

June 2006 - The Conservative minority government poses a danger to abortion rights and access. And it still does as long as they’re in government. Take action today!

 

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