Canada – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

23 Feb

Yukon’s only dedicated abortion clinic to lose current space

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Care, Abortion Clinic, Canada, Health care, Relocation, Whitehorse, Yukon

"The Opal Clinic is currently embedded with the obstetrics, gynecology and sexual health clinics at the Whitehorse General Hospital. Now, both of those clinics are moving to a new location downtown. Opal says the space that's been offered to them is too small...."

01 Feb

Manitoba law that restricts protests near abortion clinics comes into effect

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion clinics, anti-abortion protests, Bill, buffer zone, Canada, Manitoba, ndp

"A new Manitoba law restricting protests near clinics and hospitals where abortions are performed is to take effect Saturday. The NDP government introduced a bill last year that creates buffer zones of between 50 and 150 metres around such health facilities, as well as the homes of abortion providers...."

06 Jan

Quebec launches action plan to improve access to abortion, protect women’s right to choose

MollyInternationalAbortion Access, Abortion Care, action plan, Canada, Healthcare, Quebec, Right to choose

"Quebec has introduced its first-ever action plan aimed at improving access to abortion in the province and reaffirming women's right to choose, particularly in light of the setbacks to reproductive rights unfolding in the United States. Martine Biron, minister responsible for the status of women, announced the Plan d'action gouvernemental sur l'accès à l'avortement 2024-2027 on Monday, saying this plan responds to women's concerns about the protection of their rights...."

06 Dec

Conservatives decry ‘procedural nonsense’ as NDP forces House debate on abortion

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Access, Abortion Rights, Canada, conservatives, house debate, liberal, ndp, Reproductive Health Care, three-party system, womens health care

“A surprise tactical move by the NDP forced a debate in the House of Commons on abortion access Thursday, sidelining a Conservative motion designed to use NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh's own words against him. Just ahead of the time set for the Conservative motion to come up, NDP MP Heather McPherson changed the channel by launching into a debate on a foreign affairs committee report tabled in the House Thursday…”

14 Nov

Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Rights, Campaign, Canada, Nova Scotia, US influence

“While abortion has been legal in Canada for decades, it’s not stopping Canadian politicians from following their American counterparts by using reproductive care as a political tool. Heidi Petracek explains why abortion rights are coming up on the campaign trail in Nova Scotia’s provincial election…”

08 Nov

New Brunswick to allow medicare to pay for surgical abortions outside hospitals

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAbortion Care, Canada, Health care, Holt Government, Medicare, New Brunswick, Surgical Abortions

"Surgical abortions administered outside hospitals in New Brunswick will now be fully funded by medicare, Premier Susan Holt announced Thursday, reversing a controversial rule from 1984 that limited the procedure’s availability across the province. Before the change, the government would only cover the cost of the surgical procedures if they were performed in one of three hospitals. Holt, whose Liberals came to power in an election last month, said her government’s decision is an important first step to improve abortion access. “We believe that abortion is health care, and that everyone deserves access to the care that they need, when…

28 Aug

Anti-abortion group sends flyers in support of N.B.’s parental rights policies

MollyInternational, Latest NewsAnti-abortion group, Canada, New Brunswick, Parental consent, Trans Rights, Transgender Rights

“A national anti-abortion group that sent out flyers accusing schools of "pushing transgenderism" plans to distribute more material to support Premier Blaine Higgs when he campaigns for re-election this fall. The flyers from Campaign Life Coalition, which were distributed across New Brunswick, also compare gender-affirming medical care — legal in New Brunswick for those over 18 or with parental permission — to "chemical and surgical mutilation."…”

31 May

Rising use of abortion pill shifting the landscape, expert says [Canada]

MollyInternationalAbortion Care, Abortion Pills, Abortion Rights, Canada, Healthcare, mifepristone, New Brunswick

"The increased accessibility of the so-called "abortion pill" in New Brunswick is dramatically changing the reproductive-rights landscape and shifting the terms of the debate, according to an assistant professor at the University of New Brunswick. Medical abortions, induced by medication, now outnumber surgical abortions by more than two to one, according to new provincial data collected by Martha Paynter, a teacher and researcher in the faculty of nursing...."

25 May

‘Sneaky bill’: Pro-abortion billboard aims at Yorkton MP’s Bill C-311

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"A new 'Abortion is Health Care' sign has been put up, this time in Yorkton. The location was no mistake either, according to founder and executive director of Abortion is Health Care Signs Inc., Megan Johnston. Johnston and her team chose Yorkton after seeing a bill tabled by Yorkton - Melville Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall. “She introduced the bill on the premise that she wants judges to have to give higher sentences if someone knows a woman is pregnant, and attacks her, hurts her, or causes her harm in any way,” Johnston told CTV News...."

14 May

Kelowna march to defend reproductive rights planned on Sunday [BC]

MollyInternationalAbortion Rights, Canada, March, Protest, Reproductive rights

"The organizer of an upcoming march in Kelowna says the walk is intended to defend reproductive rights and honour people in the United States who have struggled to access healthcare after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year...."