List of Abortion
Clinics in Canada. (PDF
file, 4 pages)
Abortion-related
stock
photos for media use. Please use these photos
to illustrate an abortion-related article (instead of an
obviously pregnant woman).
The following lists are kept
regularly updated. Please send any additions or corrections to
info@arcc-cdac.ca.
Comparisons of anti-choice and pro-choice groups, indicating overall numbers including charitable tax status.
Top 25 Largest, Wealthiest, or Worst Anti-choice Groups in Canada - Descriptions of their mandates, activities, income if known, and other key information.
- Anti-Choice Groups, alphabetical - All anti-choice groups sorted by name.
- Anti-Choice Groups, by province/city - All anti-choice groups sorted by province and city.
- Anti-Choice Charities, alphabetical - Anti-choice groups with charitable tax status, sorted by name.
- Anti-Choice Charities, by province/city - Anti-choice groups with charitable tax status, sorted by province and city.
Abortion Court Decisions and Laws in Canada - April 2019 - A compilation of court cases (with summaries and links) and laws related to abortion rights in Canada.
Canada Health Act requires
full funding for private abortion clinics:
Abortion
Chronology - A comprehensive timeline of
abortion-related events and news from the 1800's to April
2007. Includes both Canada and the United States.
Review
of "Crisis Pregnancy Centre" Websites in Canada -
A study by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (May
2016) has examined all of the websites of "crisis pregnancy
centres" in Canada. The study shows that most websites either
present misinformation on abortion or sexual health issues,
and/or fail to disclose their anti-abortion or religious
agenda or that they are not medical clinics.
Are
Anti-Choice Crisis Pregnancy Centres Targeting Female
Students on Ontario University Campuses? - by Sara
Tilley, 2013. (A student research paper for the Department
of Political Science, University of Toronto; newly posted in
April 2016) Examines whether the presence and
influence exerted by CPCs on American university campuses is
reflected in the Canadian context, focusing on southern
Ontario. Looks at CPC outreach on campuses and whether CPCs
are included on campus health centre referral lists (they are
not). Recommends further research in order to regulate CPCs to
protect public health, as well as more public education around
them.
Canada: Proof
that no country needs abortion laws - (January 2016) a
PowerPoint presentation (in PDF) about Canada's positive
experience with no abortion law. All countries should
repeal their abortion laws as they are completely
unnecessary.
Anti-choice
Terrorism: Murders and Attempted Murders - (December 2015)
This chronological table lists all murders (13) and
attempted murders (29) of abortion providers and clinic
staff (as well as patients, escorts, and clinic
defenders) in North America, and one murder in
Australia.
My
Body, My Choice: Or is It? (August 2015) The
Importance of Renewed Feminist Activism to Altering
Canadian Abortion Laws to Legalize Pharmaceutical
Abortion, By Grace Charbonneau (32 pages, PDF) Abstract,
and About the Author.
ARCC's
Submissions to the Saskatchewan College of
Physicians and Surgeons regarding its draft
"Conscientious Refusal" policy. (March to Aug 2015)
ARCC's Submissions to the Ontario College
of Physicians and Surgeons:
Tips for
Responding to the Abortion Crapavan (sometimes called the "new
abortion caravan") (June 2012) - Grassroots actions
against this monstrosity are rising up across the
country. Check out this resource for background info,
suggested ideas for your counter action, and tips to
keep your protest safe and hassle-free.
Here it is - the winning video in ARCC's pro-choice video contest (Fall 2011). Congratulations to Steph Caskenette of Kitchener!
Abortion
Law in Canada: Whose Choice? by Josey W.G. Ross
(April 2011). Honours Thesis for Women's Studies 499,
University of Victoria (posted with permission by the
author). Discusses bills introduced in Canada over the years
by anti-choice MPs and Senators. (PDF file, 80 pages)
A
Survey of Anti-Choice Protesting Activity at Canadian
Abortion Clinics (Oct 2010) - A survey by the Abortion Rights
Coalition of Canada reveals that 64% of abortion clinics in
Canada clinics currently experience protest activity, while
a further 15% have had protesters in the past. But 73% of
clinics have no legal protection from picketing. (PDF file, 18 pages)
Exposing
Crisis
Pregnancy Centres in BC (Feb 2009) - A research report by
the Pro-Choice Action Network. Anti-abortion "counselling" agencies rely on
deception, misinformation, and emotional manipulation to
persuade women against abortion. (PDF file, 65 pages) Executive Summary
How to Establish a Pro-Choice Group on Campus (Aug 2008) - Learn the basics for starting and running your own pro-choice group on campus! Find out why your campus needs one, how to structure it, recruit members, run meetings, carry out activities, raise funds, and sustain your group. Researched and written by a Simon Fraser University student (PDF file, 34 pages).
Anti-abortion "Counseling" Agencies - Many agencies that counsel pregnant women are actually anti-abortion Christian ministries. Their main goal is to stop women from having abortions. Studies have shown that most of these agencies misinform and try to intimidate women out of having abortions. (Note: This is a brochure that can be printed and distributed - please print double-sided and tri-fold).
How to
Think About the Fetus - Should providers and the
pro-choice movement acknowledge the "moral value" of the
fetus? This philosophical presentation explains that judging
what a fetus is, and any value it may have, is entirely
subjective and personal, and only the individual pregnant
woman can decide what her fetus means to her. (Note: This
is a poster in PDF format.)
August 2019 - Canada
Does Not Need an Abortion Law, by Joyce Arthur.
Since 1988, Canada has proven that abortion care can be
delivered responsibly without any laws restricting abortion.
With our low abortion rate and majority support for the
equality rights of women and transgender people, Canada's
example should be a role model for the rest of the world.
July 14, 2014. The
CO debate: ?Conscientious Objection? is still
dishonourable disobedience. bpas
Reproductive Review.
May 14, 2014 - Why
We Need to Ban ?Conscientious Objection? in Reproductive
Health Care. by Joyce Arthur and Christian Fiala. RH
Reality Check.
April 2014 - ?Dishonourable
disobedience? ? Why refusal to treat in reproductive
healthcare is not conscientious objection, by Christian Fiala
and Joyce Arthur. (Woman - Psychosomatic Gynaecology
and Obstetrics, 29 March 2014) Current laws and
practices in various countries around conscientious
objection in reproductive healthcare show that it is
unworkable and frequently abused, with harmful impacts
on women's healthcare and rights.
October 2012 - Why
the UK
doesn't need an abortion
law at all.
Shares the
experience of Canada, where
abortion was decriminalised a
quarter of a century ago. Published in the Abortion Review,
a publication of the British Pregnancy
Advisory Service (bpas).
December
2010 - Criminalized
Abortion Overshadows Good News of Reduced Unsafe Abortion
Deaths. Researchers at the World Health Organization
have recently documented a substantial decrease in the numbers
of unsafe abortion deaths, but the incidence of unsafe
abortion itself has not decreased. Anti-abortion laws in
developing countries cause grave harm and endanger women's
lives and health.
March 2010 - Abortion Still Does
Not Lead to an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer
(or other health
problems): Anti-choicers will never let facts
get in the way of their ideology, but here's the
evidence again anyway.
March 2010 - Yes,
Legalizing Abortion Does Save Women's Lives: Anti-choicers make bizarre claims that
legalizing abortion does not improve maternal health and
may even harm it, and that countries with strict
anti-abortion laws have better maternal health records.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
May 2010 - Book
Review of Marci McDonald's "The Armageddon Factor: The
Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada" by Sheila Kieran. Prime Minister Stephen Harper
has virtually turned over the keys to his government to
right-wing Christians.
February 2009 - Text
of letter to Alan Borovoy, General Counsel for the Canadian
Civil Liberties Association. The letter refutes his position
supporting funding and club status for anti-choice groups on
campus.
January 2009 - Women's
Rights Are Not Up For Debate. The call to
"re-open" the abortion debate is really a call to
re-criminalize abortion and eliminate the rights of
pregnant women, including their right to life.
January 2009 - The Case for
Repealing All Abortion Laws (PDF, first written
in 2006). In every country, all abortion laws and restrictions
should be repealed as unconstitutional violations of women's
rights and equality. This article explains in detail why
abortion laws are harmful and useless, using evidence from
Canada?s example.
September 2008 - Pro-Choice
Is Not Pro-Abortion, by Corey Purdy-Smith. Being
pro-choice is about much more than abortion.
February 2008 - Abortion:
What's
the provincial reality? - by Beth Lyons. A brief
lesson in the history, reasoning, and unconstitutionality of
abortion access in New Brunswick.
November 2007 - Anti-Choicers
Want
to Jail Women for Abortion. Some of Canada?s leading
anti-abortion spokespersons want women to be prosecuted and
jailed for homicide for having abortions.
December 2006 - Paternity, Patriarchy, and Reproductive Rights. Most of the oppression of women that occurs in the world today can be traced back to this: women's ability to bear children and men's need to control their paternity. A woman deciding to have an abortion represents a serious threat to patriarchal authority.