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National Abortion Rights Group Intervenes in Legal Case on Anti-choice Advertising
(NATIONAL) – On Wednesday, the Ontario Divisional Court granted intervenor status to the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada in a legal case between Guelph and Area Right to Life, and the City of Guelph. The local anti-abortion group sued the city in late 2020 over the removal of three of the group’s anti-choice bus ads
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Manitoba Government Guilty of Gender Discrimination and Endangering Health
Manitoba’s anti-choice government has removed reproductive health from the health minister’s portfolio, and transferred it to a minister with no authority over healthcare delivery or funding. This is discriminatory on the basis of gender and dangerous to the health of women and gender non-conforming people. Progressive Conservative Premier Brian Pallister recently shuffled his cabinet and
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Legal Challenge Launched Against New Brunswick for Limiting Abortion Access
January 7, 2021 New Brunswick’s illegal payment regulation, which restricts funded abortions to hospitals, was hastily enacted in 1994 when Dr. Henry Morgentaler first opened the clinic which we now know as Clinic 554. This regulation has thus always been motivated by anti-choice views within the government. Over 25 years later, New Brunswick still enforces
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Joint Statement: Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada and AccessBC Campaign support free prescription contraception
Media Advisory (PDF version) Access to contraception is a human right. Universal coverage for contraception empowers people, improves health outcomes, and leads to significant cost savings. For World Contraception Day, September 26th, 2020, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada and the AccessBC Campaign are pleased to release the following joint statement in support of universal
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Stop Bill 207: “Abandoning Patients Act
Is Unconstitutional and Dangerous ALBERTA – A bill introduced on Nov 7 in the Alberta legislature is blatantly unconstitutional because it legalizes discrimination against vulnerable groups on the basis of “conscience.” Bill 207, misleadingly titled Conscience Rights (Health Care Providers) Protection Act, was introduced by MLA Dan Williams of Alberta’s ruling Uterus Control Party (UCP).
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First act of new Liberal government must be to save Clinic 554
The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada is relieved that the Liberals have emerged victorious over the Conservative Party in yesterday’s federal election. The Conservatives would have implemented huge cuts to services and found ways to attack abortion rights and reduce access. While Justin Trudeau’s previous government spoke out strongly for reproductive rights, and pledged generous
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Over 1,600 Sign Petition to Revoke Charitable Tax Status of Anti-choice Groups
NATIONAL – Over 70% of anti-abortion groups in Canada have charitable tax status, but their charity designation should be revoked because these groups challenge the Charter right of pregnant people to have an abortion, says the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC). Over 1,600 Canadians have signed a petition: Petition: www.change.org/p/government-of-canada-revoke-charitable-tax-status-of-anti-choice-groups As the petition states:
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Over 1,000 Canadians Sign Solidarity Statement Calling on Party Leaders to Pledge Action on Reproductive Healthcare
NATIONAL – With only a few days to go before the election, Canadians are calling on each party leader to affirm that the right to abortion is fundamental to the equality of women and transgender people, and to commit to action to expand access to reproductive healthcare for all. Over 1,000 Canadian organizations and individuals
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Scheer must promise to improve abortion access, not just refuse to “re-open this debate”
NATIONAL – Andrew Scheer needs to stop repeating that he won’t “re-open the abortion debate”, and instead start explaining how he’s going to support abortion rights and improve access, says the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC), a national advocacy group. “We have a strong legal right to abortion in Canada. But abortion is still