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Agency Matters
Body autonomy is imperative to live freely as a person. Agency is all about having the freedom of making your own decisions and autonomy allows you to act independently.Both are objectively important and each help you to have control over your body and your life, which is why BPW Canada supports Ur Body, Ur Choice
The RRaJ Committee is currently developing a Position Paper that will serve to guide future BPW resolution and advocacy work (Spring 2024). |
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“The reproductive rights framework is largely centered on achieving women’s individualistic reproductive freedom through the legal system and has historically focused largely on the pro-choice and pro-life debate, sex education, and family planning. The reproductive justice framework acknowledges the ways that socioeconomic status, gender, and race shape reproductive health care experiences and health policy. Essentially, the reproductive rights framework is a more individualistic and legal approach, while reproductive justice is expansive, intersectional, and holistic.” Source: https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2020/11/03/reproductive-rights-justice-bioethics/ |
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Reproductive Rights & Justice (RRaJ)
A BPW CANADA PRIORITY ISSUE PORTAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL WOMEN*
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Women are people of great strength and wisdom.
They shape the world and contribute to the prosperity and success of societies everywhere. While intersectionality enriches and diversifies the world, unfortunately it also results in adversity due to a wide range of harmful prejudices, stereotypes, bias, systemic and societal issues. While we should do everything in our power to mitigate and eventually eliminate these issues, it's important that we acknowledge the difficulties of intersectionality and never forget to appreciate our differences. |
* The word women is used throughout this site and should be read and understood to include all women and female bodies regardless of sex and gender. Reproductive Rights and Justice, as it relates to women's health, affects Cis, Trans and Intersex bodies.
ALLIES & LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
We'd like to give a shout out to all the folks working diligently in so many important organizations and functions
* this list is not exhaustive *
these link to some of the great organizations that we draw info from | check out others on our Res&Info page
* this list is not exhaustive *
these link to some of the great organizations that we draw info from | check out others on our Res&Info page
Support the Native Women's Association of Canada in abolishing forced sterilization
Explore Info / Take Action with Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
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Why we don't need a new abortion law in Canada, Action Canada SHR
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) Canada promotes, enhances, and ensures access to quality abortion care
Stay current on law reform initiatives impacting substantive equality and the realization of human rights for all women
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Follow Women's Legal Education & Action Fund's (LEAF) Reproductive Justice Project
Read the United Nations Population Fund report on Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-Determination
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Pro-Choice YQL believes in the right for everybody to access supportive, informed sexual & reproductive health care. Our resources are gender-neutral. We work to provide culturally informed healthcare resources and referrals.
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NEW RESOURCE:
The Abortion Access Tracker is a collaboration between LEAF and Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, informed by abortion rights advocates and health care providers across the country.
Amid rising attacks on sexual and reproductive rights in Canada and globally, the Abortion Access Tracker is an indispensable tool for advocates, policymakers, and journalists working to protect and strengthen access to abortion in Canada.
While we have seen great progress in improving access with the introduction of the abortion pill and political will to protect the right to self-determination, there’s still work to be done to ensure that access to abortion is equitable.
The website highlights persisting barriers, as well as discrepancies in laws, policies, and regulations between provinces and territories that make access better in certain regions over others.
The Abortion Access Tracker is a collaboration between LEAF and Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, informed by abortion rights advocates and health care providers across the country.
Amid rising attacks on sexual and reproductive rights in Canada and globally, the Abortion Access Tracker is an indispensable tool for advocates, policymakers, and journalists working to protect and strengthen access to abortion in Canada.
While we have seen great progress in improving access with the introduction of the abortion pill and political will to protect the right to self-determination, there’s still work to be done to ensure that access to abortion is equitable.
The website highlights persisting barriers, as well as discrepancies in laws, policies, and regulations between provinces and territories that make access better in certain regions over others.
