The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is a Canadian
abortion rights organization which was founded in 2005. Headquartered in
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, it is currently the only political group in Canada which is engaged in pro-
abortion
Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pregn ...
activism on a national level.
Background
Canada is signed under the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, but fails to meet standards outlined within it regarding abortion. Some women in Canada still have problems accessing abortion services because about 80% of hospitals will not perform them. Other challenges to abortion in Canada include protests outside abortion clinics. Legislation was imposed in an attempt to put an end to these protests.
Data base
The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada provides a detailed list of abortion clinics by province and the maximum gestational period that the clinic will provide abortion up to. This information is available in English, French, and Mandarin. This website also has other resources, including information on referrals and how to obtain financial support for travel expenses, after-treatment supplies, child care and various other needs.
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See also
*Abortion in Canada
Abortion in Canada is legal at all stages of pregnancy and is publicly funded as a medical procedure under the combined effects of the federal Canada Health Act and provincial health-care systems. However, access to services and resources varies ...
*Canadian Abortion Rights Action League Canadian Association for Repeal of the Abortion Law (CARAL) was a coalition of abortion rights activists, created in 1974, to protest the incarceration of Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who was jailed for providing safe, yet not legalized, abortions in Can ...
*Abortion Caravan The Abortion Caravan was a feminist protest movement formed by The Vancouver Women's Caucus in 1970 which travelled across Canada from Vancouver to Ottawa to advocate for increased access to legal abortion. A 1969 amendment to the Canadian Criminal ...
References
External links
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada web site
Abortion-rights organizations in Canada
Organizations established in 2005
2005 establishments in British Columbia
Organizations based in Vancouver
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