Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
Canadian Women Still Face Challenges Accessing Plan B
While Plan B has been approved to be sold on drugstore shelves instead of behind-the-counter in Canada, many women may still face challenges in accessing the drug in a timely manner. A reporter with the Edmonton Sun anonymously called 10 drug stores in the Edmonton area and found that none of them offered the medication…
Read MoreLiberal Party Leader Vows to Defeat Bill C-484
Today, Stéphane Dion, leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, vowed to block passage of Bill C-484, which would create a new crime of causing injury to or the death of a foetus. Dion indicated that he shares the view that the bill would reopen the abortion debate and said: “We will not allow that…
Read MoreDr. Henry Morgentaler Honoured by Canadian Labour Congress
Today, the Canadian Labour Congress awarded NAF member Dr. Henry Morgentaler with its highest honour, the Award for Outstanding Service to Humanity, for his work to promote health and equality for women. “It is more than fitting that as we celebrate Dr. Morgentaler’s historic legal victory for women in the Supreme Court of Canada 20…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Affirms Rejection of Anti-Abortion Ads
Today we released the following statement in response to Advertising Standards Canada’s (ASC) declaration that an anti-abortion ad campaign launched in January by Life Canada is “deceptive”: We concur with the decision of Advertising Standards Canada to reject thisdeceptive ad campaign. These ads violated standards for acceptable advertisingby using misleading images and misinformation to advance…
Read MoreCanada Releases Abortion Statistics
Today, Statistics Canada released abortion data for 2005. According to the data, a total of 96,815 abortions were provided to Canadian women that year, which was down 3.2 percent from 100,039 in 2004. The agency reported that abortion rates fell in every age group except among women aged 35 to 39, where it remained the…
Read MorePlan B Approved for Over-the-Counter Sale in Canada
This week, the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) has accepted a recommendation and approved Plan B (also known as emergency contraception) for over-the-counter sale. Under current rules in Canada, women who want to buy Plan B have to ask pharmacy staff for the drug, a condition critics say may discourage some women from…
Read MoreLet’s Focus on Protecting Women
> Read my op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen on Saturday, April 26 explaining why NAF opposes bill C-484.
Read MoreQuebec’s Legislative Assembly Denounces C-484
Yesterday, the legislative assembly in Quebec voted unanimously against federal Bill C-484, which would create a new crime of causing injury to or the death of a foetus. This bill would elevate the foetus – even an embryo only weeks old – to a status equal with that of the adult woman, and could be…
Read MoreNational Abortion Federation Supports the Recommendation to Allow Plan B to be Sold Over-the-Counter in Canada
Today we released the following statement supporting the recommendation of the National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee (NDSAC) to the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) to allow Plan B (also known as emergency contraception) to be sold over-the-counter: The recent NDSAC recommendation is an important endorsement to allow Canadian women the ability to easily…
Read MoreThe Need for Abortion Training in Medical Schools
In Canada, training in comprehensive reproductive health care including abortion is not currently offered as part of the core training in undergraduate medical education or as a part of required training in all ob/gyn or family practice residency programs. This limits the ability of physicians to provide comprehensive reproductive health care to their patients. Medical…
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