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FREDERICTON — The closure of New Brunswick’s only abortion clinic will have devastating and potentially tragic consequences for women in that province, warns Canada’s national pro-choice group. The Morgentaler Clinic in Fredericton announced yesterday at a press conference that the clinic will close by the end of July because it can no longer survive financially.

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KELOWNA — The Communications Supervisor for the City of Kelowna, Tom Wilson, has advised pro-choice activists that the City’s proclamation policy was reviewed by Council, and as a result, the application made by the Kelowna Right to Life Society (KRLS) for a proclamation of “Protect Human Life Week” has been denied. Last year, the group’s

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NATIONAL – Pro-choice people across the country are in deep mourning after the announcement of the death of Dr. Henry Morgentaler. The 90-year old retired doctor died peacefully at his Toronto home earlier this morning after a short illness. “We are extremely saddened to hear of Henry’s passing and wish to express our deepest sympathies

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Abortion Rights Group Launches Website to Celebrate Jan 28, 1988 Supreme Court Decision and Dr. Henry Morgentaler NATIONAL – In honour of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s historic 1988 decision to overturn the nation’s criminal abortion law, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada is delighted to dedicate a new website to the

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Governor General Must Retract Two Medals Given to Habitual Anti-Abortion Criminals NATIONAL – Despite Prime Minister Harper’s “tough on crime” stance, his Governor General David Johnston has seen fit to allow two convicted criminals to receive Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medals – one of whom committed another crime only one week after receiving the medal. The

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Oct. 20 National Day for Reproductive Justice Highlights Access Gaps in Maritimes and Across Canada for Abortion and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services NATIONAL – A coalition of groups and individuals across the country is calling upon governments across Canada to take immediate steps to improve access to abortion and other sexual and reproductive health

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Minister for Status of Women Voted for Motion 312, and Against Women’s Rights NATIONAL — Canada’s national pro-choice group is demanding the resignation of Rona Ambrose, the Minister for Status of Women. The Minister voted in favour of anti-abortion Motion 312 on Wednesday, which sought to bestow legal personhood on fetuses in order to recriminalize

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Motion seeks to classify fetuses as legal persons and then re-criminalize abortion NATIONAL — An online petition started by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada against Motion 312 has garnered nearly 20,000 signatures, and is being couriered to Ottawa today. http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/oppose-motion-312-rejetez-motion-312.html ARCC’s members and supporters have also sent in thousands of hand-signed paper petitions against

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KELOWNA — In response to Kelowna Mayor Walter Gray’s refusal to rescind the proclamation of September 23-30 as “Protect Human Life Week,” the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada and organizers in Kelowna are announcing a week-long protest on the ground. Protesters will meet at Kelowna City Hall from noon to 1:00 pm each weekday, September

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KELOWNA — The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) has teamed up with Kelowna activists and many other organizations and individuals from across Canada to protest the city of Kelowna’s proclamation of “Protect Human Life Week” on behalf of the Kelowna Right to Life Society. “We demand that the Mayor of Kelowna immediately rescind this

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