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Grants from Canada Summer Jobs Program Support Political Attacks on Human Rights
NATIONAL — Federal government grants from the Canada Summer Jobs program for youth have provided ongoing support to political organizations that advocate against human rights, including the right to abortion, doctor-assisted dying, and LGBT rights. Grants from the Canada Summer Jobs program are supposed to help young people gain the skills, abilities and work experience
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Failures by City of Peterborough Led to Anti-Choice Ads on Buses
The City of Peterborough must bear the blame for the offensive anti-choice ad1 that will be on the backs of buses starting April 1st. The City caved into a lawsuit threat by the radical anti-choice group behind the ad, and reversed its initial refusal of the ad. Due to the City’s pattern of capitulation and
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Anti-Abortion Agencies Get Millions in Government Funding
NATIONAL — Anti-abortion agencies that work to stop women from having an abortion by misinforming them about the procedure have received millions in government funding over the last five years, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) has discovered. ARCC volunteers examined the online tax filings of 112 “crisis pregnancy centres” (CPCs) that are registered
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Anti-Abortion Bus Ads Nixed – Alberta City Wins Lawsuit
For safety reasons, City of Peterborough should now refuse same ad NATIONAL — On December 22, the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta ruled in favour of the City of Grande Prairie, Alberta, which had refused to run an offensive anti-abortion ad on the backs of its transit buses. The ruling is good news for
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Trudeau and Health Minister Should Intervene Now to Ensure Coverage of Abortion Drugs
NATIONAL — A national abortion rights group is dismayed and angered by the recent revelation that Canadian women will have to pay $300 out-of-pocket to use the abortion pill, Mifegymiso, when it finally arrives in pharmacies in the spring. The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada has asked the Prime Minister’s Office to expedite a solution
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Study Finds Misinformation and Deception on Websites of Anti-Abortion “Crisis Pregnancy Centres” in Canada
NATIONAL — Anti-abortion counselling agencies in Canada often present misinformation on their websites or fail to disclose their anti-choice or religious agenda to prospective clients, according to a new study published today by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada. Crisis Pregnancy Centres (CPCs) are anti-choice agencies that present themselves as unbiased medical clinics or counselling
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PEI’s Restrictive Abortion Access Is Blatantly Unconstitutional
NATIONAL — The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) strongly supports the constitutional legal challenge that will be launched in 90 days against the PEI provincial government by a local pro-choice group, Abortion Access Now PEI. The government has been unlawfully restricting access to abortion for decades. It also refuses to provide services on the
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City of Williams Lake Denies Anti-Choice Group’s Request to Proclaim “Celebrate Life Week”
Williams Lake — The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is pleased that the Mayor and Council for the City of Williams Lake rejected yesterday a request by a local anti-abortion group to approve a “Celebrate Life Week” for Sep 27 to Oct 4. The same group (Choice for Life Society of Williams Lake) received
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Refusal to Treat PEI Patient Needing Abortion Aftercare is Serious Violation of Medical Ethics
NATIONAL – Two doctors denied treatment to a woman at a Charlottetown hospital in PEI on May 21, because she was seeking aftercare for a medical abortion. The shocking incident occurred last Thursday. The woman, Courtney Cudmore, has since gone public with her story and says she intends to bring legal action against the hospital.
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Historic Day for New Brunswick as Province Finally Repeals Restrictive Abortion Regulation
NATIONAL – The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is very happy that New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant has announced the repeal of the province’s restrictive payment regulation. The regulation, which ARCC says is unconstitutional and illegal, required women to obtain written permission from two doctors before they could have a funded abortion at a