Action Canada For Sexual Health And Rights

• Saskatchewan doctors now compensated for providing abortion pill

  Saskatchewan became the last province in Canada to bring in universal coverage for the abortion pill and two years later the province is finally paying doctors who provide it.

  Health

  Oct 10, 2021
  
• USask med school ends placement at pregnancy centre after students raise concerns

  Students came forward with concerns in 2020 that the centre was an “inappropriate” choice for student placement due to the groups alleged anti-abortion stance.

  Education

  Jul 22, 2021
  
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• Fate of N.B. clinic speaks to unfinished fight for abortion access in Atlantic Canada

  More than 30 years after the 1988 Morgentaler Supreme Court decision struck down laws restricting abortion in Canada, advocates say access is still a challenge across the country, with rural Canadians at the greatest disadvantage.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2019
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• Nova Scotia now only province that requires a doctor’s referral for abortion: advocates

  Darrah Teitel, public affairs officer for Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, said the "extremely grim" situation may be unconstitutional.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2017
• Right to die: Should public hospitals have freedom of religion?

  A report on assisted death called on governments to "ensure that all publicly funded health care institutions provide medical assistance in dying." That would mean no religious exemption for hospitals that get public money.

  Canada

  Feb 26, 2016
• Where in Canada can you get an abortion? It’s secret — for security reasons

  In the wake of a fatal shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado, as a new government takes the reins and as a new abortion pill rolls out next year, Global News took a closer look at who gets access to abortions -- and who doesn't.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2015
• Abortions for some: Access still depends on who you are and where you live

  Decades after a historic Supreme Court ruling, your chances of getting an abortion in Canada -- and how far you'll travel and how much you'll pay for it -- vary widely depending where you live.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2015