Reproductive rights
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New Brunswick Medical Society warns of health-care gaps after Clinic 554 closesThe clinic ended most care on Sept. 30, but some publicly-funded services are still offered to a few vulnerable patients with complex care.HealthOct 3, 2020
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36 Canadian senators call for New Brunswick to ensure access to abortionThe senators issued their call as Fredericton’s Clinic 554 is set to close at the end of the month.CanadaSep 30, 2020
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John Baird weighing Conservative leadership run, says party must be ‘modern’Baird says social issues were "losers out there at the doorsteps" for the party around Toronto.CanadaFeb 9, 2020
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UCP MLA’s bill on health workers’ conscience rights passes 1st reading, NDP fear it reopens abortion debateA private member's bill meant to "commit health care providers'... [conscience] rights from the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in provincial law," passed first reading at the Alberta legislature on Thursday.HealthNov 7, 2019
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Contentious anti-abortion movie screened in Lethbridge on FridayThe anti-abortion movie "Unplanned" began screening in select theatres in Canada on Friday, including the Lethbridge Movie Mill, and the decision to show it has not been without controversy.HealthJul 12, 2019
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The House of Commons just gave a standing ovation for abortion rights — minus the ConservativesMembers of the Canadian House of Commons rose in a standing ovation to affirm support for a woman's right to choose — that is, except for the Conservatives.CanadaMay 29, 2019
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Alarming rhetoric aside, there is no serious threat to abortion rights in CanadaThe existence of new abortion laws in the U.S. actually makes it even more unlikely that such laws would ever be proposed here.CommentaryMay 25, 2019
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Ireland votes to repeal abortion ban by landslide: exit pollThe people of Ireland are set to liberalise some of the world's most restrictive abortion laws by a landslide, an exit poll showed on FridayWorldMay 25, 2018
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Documents shed light on how Liberals came up with controversial Canada Summer Jobs attestationNewly released documents paint a clearer picture of how the Liberals crafted a plan to make a controversial change to who can be considered for Canada Summer Jobs grants.CanadaApr 24, 2018
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Canada Summer Jobs legal challenge expedited; court could rule before summerA legal challenge to changes requiring applicants to the Canada Summer Jobs program to sign an attestation is being expedited in Federal Court.CanadaMar 5, 2018
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