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Closure of Clinic 554 due to “illegal and heartless” tactics of anti-choice politicians in New Brunswick
NATIONAL – Clinic 554 in Fredericton New Brunswick, the only clinic providing abortions and LGBTQ2 care in the province, is being forced to close because of the provincial government’s deliberate and long-standing violations of patients’ Charter rights and the Canada Health Act. The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) says the news is devastating because
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Most Conservative Candidates are Likely Anti-choice
NATIONAL – About 86% of Conservative candidates running in the federal election may be anti-choice, according to research by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC), a national advocacy group. Of 337 Conservative candidates running in this election, ARCC has determined their stance on abortion as follows (see Methodology below): 114 are anti-choice 19 are
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Pro-choice Groups Call for InformAlberta, 211, and HealthLink to Stop Referring to Anti-Choice Homophobic Agencies
ALBERTA – The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) and Alberta Pro-Choice Coalition are asking the online directory “InformAlberta”, 211, 811 HealthLink and its partners to stop listing and referring to anti-choice, transphobic, and homophobic agencies. Policies must be updated to ensure that Inform Alberta directory listings uphold the government obligation to support Canadian and
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Ontario Election: Protect Reproductive Rights!
Vote Against Conservatives ONTARIO – A majority win by Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives could seriously jeopardize reproductive rights in Ontario, says the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC). “Ford has sold his soul to the anti-abortion movement,” said Joyce Arthur, Executive Director of ARCC. “He won the PC party leadership in March because
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Revoke Charitable Status of Anti-choice Groups, says Pro-choice Group
NATIONAL – Several anti-choice charities have misrepresented or failed to report federal funding for their Canada Summer Jobs grants on their Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) charity returns, after a review by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC). The group looked at charity tax returns for all anti-abortion charities that received Canada Summer Jobs grants
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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada Welcomes Bill to Protect Abortion Care Facilities in Ontario
Anti-abortion harassment is a serious problem at many clinics NATIONAL – Today’s announcement by Ontario’s Attorney-General Yasir Naqvi that the provincial government is introducing a bill to protect health care facilities from anti-abortion protesters is a “huge relief,” says a national advocacy group for the right to abortion. “Protesters have long been a serious and
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Anti-choice MP Rachael Harder “Unqualified and Unfit” to be Chair of Status of Women Committee
NATIONAL – Conservative MP Rachael Harder (Lethbridge) has been nominated as Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women (FEWO) despite the fact that she is strongly anti-abortion. “Being anti-choice should be an automatic disqualification for the position of Chair on the Status of Women Committee,” said Joyce Arthur, Executive Director of the
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Anti-choice Extremists Connected to School Trustee Candidate Tyler Duce (Edmonton Public – Ward G)
Alberta Pro-Choice Coalition Two pro-choice groups want voters to be aware that anti-choice extremist groups are training and supporting Tyler Duce as school trustee candidate for the Edmonton Public School Board election October 16, 2017. “Tyler Duce and his extremist supporters have an agenda to attack and undermine the human rights of rights of women,
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Pro-choice Groups Call on Alberta Government to Stop Funding Anti-Abortion Organizations
Alberta Prochoice Coalition ALBERTA – The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) and the Alberta Prochoice Coalition (APC) welcome the news that the pro-choice Canadian Federal Government will take steps to prohibit future Canada Summer Jobs funding for anti-abortion groups.1 The Liberal government’s announcement came after ARCC revealed on April 10 that four anti-choice political
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Pro-choice Group Calls for Audit of Government Funding Given to Anti-abortion Groups
NATIONAL – The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) welcomes the news that the Canadian federal government will take steps to prohibit future Canada Summer Jobs funding for anti-choice groups.1 However, ARCC is now calling for an audit of how these funds were spent to ensure that students in the program were paid honestly, and