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Reproductive Rights Advocates Applaud the Manitoba NDP Commitment to No-Cost Prescription Contraception
NATIONAL – Yesterday, the Manitoba New Democratic Party announced that they would commit to universal coverage for contraception if elected to government in fall 2023. This announcement comes just two weeks after the British Columbia government announced that as of April 1st, it would make prescription contraception free to all residents, becoming the first province
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Study Finds “Crisis Pregnancy Centres” mislead and manipulate
NATIONAL – A new study of unlicensed pregnancy counselling centres across Canada finds that they often conceal an anti-abortion agenda and provide medical misinformation to pregnant clients. Co-developed by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) and the BC Humanist Association (BCHA), the study reviewed websites of the nearly 150 so-called crisis pregnancy centres (CPCs)
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People who have been refused abortion care or contraception wanted for reproductive rights study
Participants sought who had experiences in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Alberta NATIONAL – Researchers from the University of Ottawa are recruiting participants for a study gathering experiences on belief-based denial of contraception and abortion care in Canada, specifically in New Brunswick, Ontario, and Alberta. The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is a partner in
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Sexual and reproductive health advocates call for Reproductive Justice in Canada now!
In light of the Supreme Court of the US decision overturning Roe v. Wade, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) advocates in BC join voices across the country to demand reproductive justice throughout Canada. In their statement, more than 20 organizations are calling on the federal and provincial governments to take real action to improve people’s access to SRH
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Standing up for Reproductive Rights and Justice in BC and Canada!
Vancouver BC – Reproductive Rights & Justice Rally, May 14 2022 at 1pm at šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (formerly known as Queen Elizabeth Plaza) south side on Georgia Street Please read our joint press release, May 12, 2022. The organizing network includes Options for Sexual Health, UBC Social Justice Centre, Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, BC Humanist
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Abortion rights group welcomes federal law protecting health facilities from protesters but says it’s “way overdue”
NATIONAL – The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) welcomes the Jan 17 announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it is now illegal to intimidate healthcare workers and patients, or obstruct them from providing care or seeking treatment at locations where healthcare services are delivered. Although the new criminal law was triggered by the
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Safe access zones at abortion clinics are constitutional and ensure privacy and safety
Bill 207, the proposed safe access zone law to protect Manitobans’ access to abortion care, is constitutional. Similar laws already exist in six provinces and Manitoba would simply be following in their footsteps.
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Joint Statement: Sexual and Reproductive Health Advocates Call for Free Prescription Contraception on World Contraception Day 2021
Access to contraception is a human right. Universal coverage for contraception empowers people, improves health outcomes, and leads to significant cost savings. This World Contraception Day, September 26, 2021, the AccessBC Campaign, joined by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC), CoverContraceptiON, and Birth Control Access for Manitoba,
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Erin O’Toole is still not pro-choice
NATIONAL – The abortion issue is still the “stinking albatross” around the neck of the Conservative Party leader, because about 81% of Conservative incumbents running in the federal election have been designated as anti-choice* by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC), a national advocacy group. That includes party leader Erin O’Toole. “We don’t believe
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Revoke Pandemic Wage Subsidies from Anti-Abortion Groups
In two petitions sent today to the Liberal government, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is demanding that the Finance Minister revoke funding given under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy program (CEWS) to 45 anti-choice groups and several hate groups. The group also wants the government to revise the criteria to exclude such groups