ARCC‘s Position Papers set out our official positions and provide background information on a wide range of issues related to reproductive rights and healthcare in Canada.
Choose a category to view a list of position papers complete with brief summaries or view the full list below.
Abortion Access and Funding
- #1 – Abortion Is a “Medically Required” Service and Cannot be Delisted
- #2 – Abortion Clinics Must be Fully Funded under the Canada Health Act
- #3 – Clinic Funding – Overview of Political Situation
- #4 – Abortion and Reciprocal Billing
- #5 – The Canadian Abortion Provider Shortage – Now and Tomorrow
- #6 – Training of Abortion Providers / Medical Students for Choice
- #7 – Access to Abortion in Rural and Remote Areas
- #8 – Problems with Hospital Access to Abortion
- #9 – Hospitals vs Clinics: Comparisons of Abortion Care
About Abortion
- #15 – How to Get an Abortion in Canada
- #16 – List of Abortion Clinics in Canada
- #17 – Pregnancy Options and Abortion Counselling
- #18 – Abortion Methods: An Overview
- #19 – All About Your Abortion (From Appointment to Recovery)
- #20 – After Your Abortion (Aftercare, Side-effects)
- #22 – Later Abortions (after 20 weeks)
- #23 – “Partial-birth” abortion
- #24 – Sex-selection Abortions
- #25 – Abortions for Genetic Reasons / Fetal Abnormalities
- #26 – Why Do Women Have Abortions?
- #27 – Unwanted Pregnancy / Economics of Unintended Pregnancy
- #28 – Medication Abortions
Contraception/Sex Ed/Adoption
- #35 – Emergency Contraception
- #36 – Contraceptive Methods
- #37 – Contraceptive Use in Canada
- #38 – New Reproductive Technologies / Assisted Reproduction Legislation
- #39 – Sex Education in Canada
- #40 – Adoption Information and Referrals
- #41 – Adoption: Why Few Pregnant Women Choose Adoption
- #42 – Sex-Education: A Useful Tool to Help Prevent Sexual Assault?
- #43 – Contraceptive Coverage
Abortion Politics
- #50 – Abortion and the Conservative Party
- #51 – Free Votes, Private Members’ Bills, and Abortion
- #52 – Statistics and Demographics on Abortion
- #53 – Abortion and Opinion Polls
- #54 – Abortion Law and Policy: U.S./Canadian Comparisons
- #56 – Fetal Insurance Law (Alberta BC)
- #57 – The Case Against a “Fetal Homicide” Law
- #58 – The Injustice and Harms of Parental Consent Laws for Abortion
Abortion History and Law
- #60 – History of Abortion in Canada
- #61 – Canadian Abortion Regulation
- #62 – Dr. Henry Morgentaler (goes to separate ARCC website)
- #63 – Fetal Rights in Canada
- #64 – Why Abortion Needs No Legal Restrictions (Canada as a model for other countries)
- #65 – Abortion Is a Charter Right
Countering Anti-Choice Misinformation and Harassment
- #70 – Abortion and Breast Cancer
- #71 – Abortion and the Hippocratic Oath
- #72 – Analyzing the Genocide Awareness Project (and use of graphic imagery by anti-choice groups)
- #73 – Anti-choice Violence and Harassment
- #74 – Safe Access Zones
- #75 – Anti-abortion “Counseling” Agencies
- #76 – Anti-choice Research on “Dangers” of Abortion
- #77 – Psychological After-Effects of Abortion
- #78 – Fetal Pain
- #79 – Fetal Personhood and the Moral Status of the Fetus
- #80 – Why Anti-choice Groups Should Not Have Charitable Tax Status (Archived version from 2006)
- #81 – Terms in the Abortion Debate: Pro-choice vs. Pro-life
- #83 – “Crisis Pregnancy Centres” and Sonography: Their non-medical use of ultrasound requires regulation
- #84 – Cities Should Not Approve Anti-Choice Messaging
Ethics, Philosophy, Religion
- #90 – What Does Being Pro-Choice Really Mean? (pro-choice for dummies)
- #91 – Abortion as a Healthy and Positive Moral Choice
- #92 – The Catholic Church and Abortion
- #93 – Religion and Abortion
- #94 – The Bible and Abortion
- #95 – The Refusal to Provide Health Care in Canada