Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is pleased to be facilitating engagement with civil society organizations from across the country with the

Op-ed published in the Hill Times Sexual and reproductive health and rights aren’t controversial, they’re essential and life saving. Rights an

Palak Mangat, Whitehorse Star  Yukoners hoping to access abortion will now have an alternative that will be fully covered by the territorial gover

IPS News, Thalif Deen Canada, which has been described as one of the world’s most progressive countries, has legitimized gay rights, vociferously

The McGill Daily Written by: Meyra Çoban Visual by: Abortion Beyond Bounds Conference Sandeep Prasad is the Executive Director of Action Canada

Ottawa – Parliamentarians and development experts from around the world are meeting in Ottawa from October 22-23 for the International Parliamentari

Sex-ed, when done well, saves lives, so what young people stand to lose in this fight is clear: health, safety and wellbeing. Op-Ed by Action Canada

Over 150 parliamentarians from around the world will meet in Ottawa on October 22-23, 2018 for the International Parliamentarians Conference of the Im

Ottawa, October 17, 2018 – To realize each person’s ability to exercise reproductive choice, countries must provide universal access to quality re

Tyler Dawson, National Post It was Calgary’s Kensington clinic that prescribed the first dose of Mifegymiso, the two-pill abortion drug, after it

Carly Weeks, Globe and Mail Women’s health advocates have hailed the abortion pill as the key to eliminating barriers to abortion in Canada because

Anu Kumar, Ipas and Sandeep Prasad, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights for CBC News  Rape is still being used as an instrument of war

Alex Cooke, The Canadian Press Advocates are calling on Nova Scotia to improve access to abortion services to help make the process "less painful,

Globe and Mail, Carly Weeks  Nova Scotia’s insistence that only hospitals can perform ultrasounds on women who are seeking an abortion is increasi

Ottawa Citizen TRACEY LINDEMAN Sexual education for students has become a political flashpoint in Ontario. The Ford government’s decision to

Rohingya refugee women need comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care—including safe abortion services. Addressing unsafe abortion is ess

July 19, 2018 (ST. ANDREWS, NB) - On the first day of the Council of the Federation (CoF), the meeting of all Canadian Premiers, Newfoundland and Labr

Op-ed published in the Winnipeg Free Press What does it mean when a health minister attends an anti-choice rally? Manitoba Health Minister Kelvi

Sandeep Prasad and Pam Krause for CBC News The Alberta government took an important and long-necessary step to address the safety of patients and 

Michelle Zilio, Globe and Mail A group of high-profile feminist leaders will take the Trump administration to task over its position on global repr

Liz Bernstein and Sandeep Prasad Contribution to the Globe and Mail In 2010, a local Congolese women’s organization quietly moved into a clini

Op-Ed published in the Huffington Post When Ontario updated its sex-ed curriculum three years ago, it was the first update in almost two decades. T

Holly McKenzie-Sutter | The Canadian Press Newfoundland and Labrador — the only province that does not provide at least partial coverage of the

Stephanie Taylor|CBC News Six out of 10 Canadian provinces offer universal  coverage for the abortion pill Mifegymiso, but Saskatchewan's Ministr

Revue Politique, CPAC, April 25, 2018 The W7 Summit of Feminist Leaders takes place in Ottawa ahead of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in June. Fédérati

Susan Lunn, CBC News Doctors issued more than 4,000 prescriptions for the abortion pill Mifegymiso to Canadian women in 2017 — the first year it

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is part of the organization committee for W7: Feminist Visions for the G7, and sexual and reproductive heal

By GILLIAN BARTH & SANDEEP PRASAD, published in The Hill Times    APR. 18, 2018 Fatima Abba Bukar is nine months pregnant. It is her first

Source: The Edmonton Journal| Clare Clancy NDP legislation tabled Thursday forces protesters to stay at least 50 metres away from Alberta abortion

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is thrilled that the Health Minister of Alberta has introduced Safe Access Zone Legislation today that aims

Source: The Canadian Press | CTV News ST. JOHN'S, N.L. -- Newfoundland and Labrador is being pressured to provide universal coverage for the abort

Source: Janice Dickson | iPolitics Humanitarian groups are lauding the federal government’s commitment to initiatives abroad that focus on sexu

Press advisory: International experts meet with government officials and hold press conference to discuss Canada’s role as a women’s rights champi

For immediate release From 12-16 February, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights (Action Canada) is proud to host Sexual and Reproductive Heal

New law bans protesting against abortion within 50 metres of a clinic Source: CBC News A new Ontario law establishing safe zones around abortion c

Source: Amanda Connolly | Global News The Federal Court of Canada has dismissed a request by an anti-abortion group suing the government over chang

Source: Global News | Amanda Connolly   Eighty pro-choice and human rights groups including Oxfam Canada have signed an open letter applaud

Originally published in the Huffington Post This could be another milestone moment in Canada's long history around abortion and reproductive rights.

Source: Andrea Woo | Globe and Mail British Columbia will offer universal access to a medical abortion drug in a move that women's-health advocates s

British Columbia has announced it will pay for Mifegymiso starting Jan. 15, becoming the sixth province to provide free access to the drug. Source:

Starting Jan. 15, province to become the sixth in Canada to make the pill universally available at no cost Source: CBC News Starting Jan. 15, B.

Source: Jane Kirby | Briarpatch Magazine On January 28, 1988, the Supreme Court of Canada submitted its historic Morgentaler decision, striking dow

Only one in six hospitals in Canada performs abortions and some provinces have no standalone abortion clinics at all. New Brunswick, meanwhile, contin

Source: Amanda Connolly | Global News The government is changing the rules around which employers can qualify for funding to hire students through

Source: Karl Nerenberg | Rabble On December 6 we remember women who were victims of violence, because on that day, 28 years ago, a killer with a g

Source: Michelle Zilio | Globe and Mail The head of the UN reproductive health and rights agency says Canada's financial support has been critical to

[arve url="https://youtu.be/DDG43C4ellA" title="2017 UNFPA State of World Population Report Press Conference " /] Dr. Kanem’s visit is her first

Click here to watch interview with UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on CTV News Source: CTV News Investing in sexual and reproductive h

Transportation costs and the price of medical terminations are main barriers Source: Stephanie Taylor | CBC News A pro-choice organization in Can

[embed]https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgpQoUx-usc[/embed] Action Canada's Meghan Doherty lends her voice to CBC Canada 2017 to talk about

Kathryn  Blaze Baum | The Globe and Mail Ottawa is making it easier for women to get the abortion pill, relaxing rules around who can prescribe the

Source: Sheryl Ubelacker | Canadian Press Women who want to use the abortion pill Mifegymiso can now take it farther along in their pregnancy, Hea

Three weeks following a historic multi-sectoral advocacy event including Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, the Canadian Nurses Association,

  For immediate release OTTAWA – Federal Health Minister Petitpas Taylor agrees that it is Canada’s role to ensure universal abortion c

Action Canada hosted a Press Conference at the Health Ministers’ Summit 2017 along with Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Pharmacists Associatio

Currently, access to the abortion pill can vary from province to province —which violates the Canada Health Act, experts say. Source: Ryan Tumilty

Source: Marilisa Racco | Global News When Princess Diana was photographed shaking hands with patients in an AIDS ward at a London hospital in 198

For immediate release EDMONTON – Representatives from Action Canada, the Canadian Nurses Association, the Canadian Health Coalition, the Canadian

Source: Marilisa Racco | Global News For the last decade, doctors have been recommending vaccinations to girls (and now boys, too) to help protect

Source: Ottawa Citizen | David Reevely Ontario will ban anti-abortion protests near clinics that provide abortions, near pharmacies that dispense p

For immediate release Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is thrilled that the Attorney General of Ontario has introduced Safe Access Zone L

Doctor's referrals will no longer be needed for surgical appointments, and the Mifegymiso pill will be free with prescription. Source: Jacob Boon |

Source: CBC | Piya Chattopadhyay Click here to listen to the radio segment Vicky Stacey says that when her daughter Frances was a toddler, she t

Source:  David Granovsky | Canadian Nurse While in Edmonton during the Council of the Federation’s summer meeting, CNA also attended an Action C

Source: Rabble | Joyce Arthur & Martina Zanetti Early in 2017, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, reported that provincial pharmac

Source: Kelly Grant | Globe and Mail Almost eight months after the abortion pill became available in Canada, three provinces have yet to decide wheth

Mifegymiso cost for patients will vary by coverage and eligibility through other benefit programs Source: Stephanie Taylor | CBC News Mifegymiso,

Source: Jon Willing | Ottawa Sun The city has completed a review of its flag-raising and proclamation policies but it will wait for weeks to presen

Op-Ed by Action Canada ED Sandeep Prasad Originally appeared in the Huffington Post It took a Supreme Court lawsuit in 2016 for Prince Edward Is

Source: Little India Indian-origin Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar will be the first foreign head of a government to participate in a pride march.

Source: Michelle Zilio | The Globe and Mail Ireland’s Prime Minister will travel to Montreal this weekend, where he will become the first foreign h

Source: Brett Bundale | The Toronto Star The province is the only one in Canada that requires women to obtain a referral from a doctor for a surgical

Source:  Kate Dubinski | CBC News Mifegymiso is now covered by OHIP but few doctors offer to prescribe it It's billed by provincial health offici

Source: CBC News Mifegymiso is an abortion medication that can be prescribed by doctors and nurse practitioners Starting today, there will be one le

Source: Vital World News Saskatchewan remains the only prairie province where women have to pay out of pocket to access the abortion pill — somet

Source: iPolitics | Amanda Connolly Protection zones for facilities that provide or prescribe abortion to women in Ontario should be automatic and

Source: Scott Hayes | St Albert Gazette Albertans now have free access to legal medical abortion drugs, the province announced. It joins New

Mifegymiso, which is a combination of two drugs that end pregnancy, became available in Canada in January Source: CBC News An abortion treatment A

Formerly available to people at a cost of $300, the drug will now be free. Source: Kevin Maimann | Metro News Alberta is the second province

Every woman living in Alberta will have universal access to a new medical abortion therapy regardless of whether she has provincial health insurance,

By Brett Bundale | The Canadian Press  Published Tuesday, July 18, 2017 6:40PM ADT  Last Updated Tuesday, July 18, 2017 9:14PM ADT EDMONTO

As provincial, territorial and Indigenous leaders meet this week for the Council of the Federation, access to abortion and reproductive health should

Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 7PM (doors open at 6:30PM) Salon B at Chateau Lacombe, 10111 Bellamy Hill Rd NW, Edmonton, Alberta Abortion has been legal

Source: Lynn Desjardins | Radio Canada Click here for Advocacy Officer Darrah Teitel's interview with Radio Canada  Millions suffer unsafe ab

Op-Ed originally published in OpenCanada.Org by Sandeep Prasad, Executive Director of Action Canada, and Gillian Barth, President and CEO of CARE Can

Source: Talking Radical Radio by Scott Neigh | Rabble https://soundcloud.com/user-355706625/a-broad-vision-for-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-

Source: National Union of Public and General Employees This bill is the seventh bill on this issue since 2005. All other bills put forward by the

Source: Jackie Marchildon | Global Citizen When it comes to girls and education, past efforts have literally saved millions of lives. Between 1990

Source: Flavie Halais | Devex Canada is placing women and girls at the heart of its poverty eradication efforts. Minister of International Dev

Source: Sarah Reid | TVO Bill C-16 seems on its way to becoming law. But what makes it so controversial? Bill C-16 — “An Act to amend the Ca

Source: The Lawyer's Daily | Tom Venetis The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation that will create "safe access zones" at abortion cl

Health Canada has lifted two of the restrictions it had in place for Mifegymiso, a two-drug combination known as the abortion pill, advocates say

By Sandeep Prasad, Action Canada ED Article originally appeared in the Huffington Post Our government has a duty to protect the human rights of al

Alberta is one of the few provinces in Canada that has committed to provide medical abortions free of charge Source: Elizabeth Cameron for Metro Y

Source: Ottawa Citizen Allegations that anti-abortion protesters are harassing patients and staff headed into The Morgentaler Clinic on Bank Street

Originally published in the Huffington Post The Trudeau government has tackled several key pieces of its criminal law reform strategy but it's lon

NDP government says it 'strongly supports women's reproductive health options' Source: CBC News The Alberta government says it will make the two-

Source: Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail A long-awaited expert committee report on the abortion pill is recommending that provincial and territorial

Africa’s staggering growth is fuelling a global migration crisis and keeping millions in poverty and constant pregnancy. But Washington is cutting s

On Tuesday, New Brunswick announced all women in the province will be eligible for free coverage of abortion pill. Source: Alex Abdelwahab | Metro�

Pill will be given to women with a valid healthcare card, a big step for region that previously had some of Canada’s tightest restrictions on reprod

Source: Aly Thomson | The Canadian Press In the coming months, the Heath Department says it will introduce a program that will allow any woman with a

Source: Kelly Grant | The Globe and Mail New Brunswick, once home to one of the most restrictive abortion regimes in Canada, has become the firs

Source: Laura Payton | CTV News OTTAWA -- A new abortion drug that hit Canadian shelves in January faces too many barriers to make it easily acce

Source: Geoffrey York AND Michelle Zilio | Globe and Mail In a sharp reorientation of Canada’s foreign-aid strategy, the Trudeau government plan

March 8 2017 - For immediate release Leading Canadian civil society organizations welcome Prime Minister Trudeau and International Development Mini

Source: GEOFFREY YORK | The Globe and Mail An international conference, alarmed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies could push women “i

Source: The Jill Bennett Show on News Talk 980 CKNW An international conference, alarmed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies could push

For Immediate Release Canadian civil society leaders in Brussels as part of the Canadian delegation for the She Decides funding conference welcome

Source: Kelly Grant | Globe and Mail The Canadian launch of the abortion pill is proceeding more slowly than expected, with only five abortion cli

Only 14 New Brunswick doctors have registered for the training that's required to prescribe the drug Source: Rachel Cave | CBC News Celopharma, C

Source: ZOE MCKNIGHT | Staff Reporter | Toronto Star Health Canada approved Mifegymiso in 2015 for women up to seven weeks pregnant, but acces

Source: Andrew Wagstaff | Amherst News UPPER NAPPAN – Health care providers now have another tool to help them work with clients from diverse and

Source: Yahoo News | Terri Coles With funding for a Planned Parenthood initiative and a commitment to increase funding for reproductive health initia

Action Canada Executive Director Sandeep Prasad talks to XFM's Sarah Cowan about the 2017 Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH Week) ca

Source: Caelan Beard | The Ontarion Campaign encourages more positive sexual attitudes Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week takes pla

Action Canada Executive Director, Sandeep Prasad, talks with the Carol Anne Meehan Show - February 7 (1:00-2:00) to discuss Trump's Global Gag Rule

Reproductive and sexual health organizations grapple with loss of funding By Idil Mussa, CBC News Posted: Feb 07, 2017 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Feb

As reproductive rights come under assault in the U.S., the story of new pregnancy-termination medication reveals continuing barriers to reproducti

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By Ann Wheatley and Sandeep Prasad Originally published in the Guardian Ann Wheatley is co-chair of Abortion Access Now PEI. Sandeep Prasad is a

Source: The Globe and Mail | MICHELLE ZILIO AND GEOFFREY YORK International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canada will increase its f

Source: Waterloo Chronicle | Bill Jackson Jillian Osterman remembers her sex-ed class in high school, but one of the main things she remembers a

Source: Hamilton Spectator | Margaret Shkimba Last September I attended a women's health conference here in Hamilton hosted by the Federation of Med

Source: CBC Saskatchewan Program has so far reached 830 youth, 10 community agencies Planned Parenthood Regina was recently recognized for its work

Op-ed by Sandeep Prasad, Executive Director Originally published in the Huffington Post I can still remember the feeling I had the day Trump was e

November 21, 2016 For Immediate Release Geneva – On Friday November 18, the UN body responsible for assessing Canada’s progress on upholding w

November 18, 2016  For immediate release Sex workers and allies in Canada are expressing deep concern and disappointment with the CEDAW Committee

Yahoo News | Terri Coles | November 16, 2016 On the night of Nov. 8, as the results of the American election crystallized, the website for the

For immediate release The report entitled 10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age, is a timely call to action. Gender inequality

Sara Tatelman | October 17, 2016 | Benefits Canada Health Canada approved the abortion pill Mifegymiso in July 2015. Late last month, however, all

Action Canada Executive Director Sandeep Prasad talks to MainStreet's Jill and Dave about the Motion-65. The motion if adopted by the Federal govern

By Hilary Beaumont | VICE News The NDP is trying to drum up support for a motion that, if adopted by the Liberals, would provide free prescription

Donald J. Trump says women can get go to a doctor at 9 months and “rip the baby out of the womb”, referencing late-term abortion. Not only is that

Mifegymiso has been approved for use in more than 60 countries with varying restrictions, one being that the woman needs to shallow the pill at a clin

Terri Coles | Daily Brew | October 5, 2016 | Yahoo News An upcoming cost-effectiveness review for mifepristone, otherwise known as the abortion p

Opinion by Sandeep Prasad, Anu Kumar | Published in Ricochet Trudeau’s feminism has been put to the test since day one of his election. Today,

The Government’s rejection of 16 recommendations from the United Nations on women’s reproductive rights was raised at a session of the UN’s 

Source: The Fulcrum | Nadia Drissi El-Bouzaidi Will the introduction of an abortion pill help increase access for Canadian women? In 1969, Canadian

TVO | Published on Aug 12, 2016 by Terri Coles Ontario doctors may be able to prescribe and distribute a Health Canada-approved abortion drug by

Action Canada Executive Director Sandeep Prasad talks to Morning Mixtape about sexual and reproductive rights in Canada and the newly approved Mif

By Kylie Kendall | Rabble | May 25, 2016 Canadians' options for safe abortion access will soon broaden, once a new drug,approved last July by He

Originally published in the Huffington Post After decades of activism, trans rights are starting to get the recognition they deserve. More than eve

Alia Dharssi | National Post | May 20, 2016 | Last Updated: May 20 7:42 PM ET Last week, from May 15 to 19, Copenhagen hosted the Women Deliver Con

Family planning and access to reproductive health services and rights are needed to round out the initiative, a departmental evaluation says. By

The abortion pill will finally be available in Canada in July. But the rules surrounding how women can get it are too restrictive. Source: Toronto St

Action Canada's Executive Director Sandeep Prasad talks to New Talk 610's Larry Fedoruk about Mifegymiso and ongoing barriers to access to abortion se

Source: National Post | Sharon Kirkey After one of the lengthiest drug approval processes on record, an abortion pill that allows women to termina

On the global stage, Canada is leading the way to end sexual and gender-based violence. But we’re failing at home. Canada was pivotal in establis

Originally published in the Huffington Post Trudeau needs to put women back in the budget. Because it's 2016. A key part of being feminist is re

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with UN Secretary General to advocate women's rights and equality. Executive director of Action Canada joins

LINA DIB, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The former Conservative government's signature maternal health initiative treated women like baby-making mach

MICHELLE ZILIO OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Monday, Mar. 07, 2016 1:46PM EST Last updated Monday, Mar. 07, 2016 8:27PM EST

By Executive Director Sandeep Prasad Originally published in the Huffington Post On Tuesday March 8th – International Women’s Day – Dr Babat

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin’s visit is timely given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s commitment to increased UN engagement and gender equality. With t

Originally published in the Huffington Post Last week, the United States Center for Disease Control issued a warning directed specifically to women

by Executive Director Sandeep Prasad, originally published in The Huffington Post Thirteen years ago, February 12th became Sexual and Reproductive

Source: Vice Magazine By Grace Lisa Scott After a two-year-long approval process, the abortion pill will finally be available in Canada this sprin

Interview featuring Action Canada Health Information Officer Frédérique Chabot Source: Beyond the Headlines Effective contraception methods ar

By Action Canada Executive Director Sandeep Prasad Originally posted on the Huffington Post Every day we receive calls on our Access Line from peo

By Anna Mehler Paperny Senior Producer, Investigative Data Desk Source: Global News Suzanne Newman used to bike to work in a bulletproof vest.

PRESS RELEASE: International Human Rights Day and Rights of Incarcerated Parents Launch of National Guidelines for Incarcerated Women with Children

By Sandeep Prasad, Action Canada Executive Director Originally published in the Huffington Post In 2012, a young mother named Julie Bilotta made h

By Sandeep Prasad Originally published in the Hill Times Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s inaugural Speech From the Throne comes at a critical mo

BY ALYSE KOTYK | NOVEMBER 23, 2015  | RABBLE  As Justin Trudeau's government settles in, women's rights groups look to this new leadership

Originally published on Huffington Post By Sandeep Prasad November means the start of both the flu season - a time when health care providers may

Originally published in the CATIE blog By Frédérique Chabot and Sarah Kennell It’s been a long and winding campaign trail and like most of the

By Sandeep Prasad Originally published in the Montreal Gazette Sandeep Prasad is Executive Director of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights,

By Sarah Kennell Op-Ed originally appeared in the CCIC Huffington Post blog Development Unplugged Health is prominently featured in the Sustaina

By Sandeep Prasad Originally published in Ricochet Elections represent key moments for decision-makers and the parties they represent to make comm

Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal  Paul Christopher Webster, Toronto September 30, 2015 A set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs

Originally published in the Huffington Post Each year on September 28, advocates around the world mobilize for access to safe and legal abortion. T

By: Robin Levinson King Staff Reporter | Toronto Star Published on Wed Sep 16 2015 Party leaders vying for women’s votes in the federa

Source: iPolitics By Amanda Connolly Emma Watson, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Antonia Zerbisias — if you’re not sure what these four women have t

Source: CBC News By Sheena Goodyear The RU-486 abortion pill has been approved for prescription use in Canada, some 25 years after it was made

By Sandeep Prasad and Colleen MacQuarrie* Originally posted in the Huffington Post Abortion is legal in Canada and has been for over 30 years. The

Too little Canadian funding has been going to reproductive health care and family planning.   Sandeep Prasad, Julie Delahanty Originally Pu

Health Initiatives for Youth (HIFY) Hamilton is a former Action Canada associate organization.  Source: Hamilton Spectator By Joel OpHardt Ca

Originally published in the Montreal Gazette By Sandeep Prasad It’s not a good year to have a uterus in Quebec. Setbacks to reproductive healt

By Sandeep Prasad and MP Mylène Freeman* Originally published in the Montreal Gazette At the United Nations in New York these past two weeks,

By Sandeep Prasad and Julie Duncan* Originally published in the Huffington Post The last time Ontario changed its sex ed curriculum was 17 years a

By Flavie Halais 01 December 2014 Devex The Millennium Development Goals on improving maternal health and reducing child mortality will not be me

Source: Positive Women's Network by Erin Seatter | @erinlynds With each impending World AIDS Day, I tend to take stock of how far we are from wher

Dianne Stewart, Sandeep Prasad Wednesday, 11/26/2014 12:00 am EST Originally published in Embassy Never before has there been such a large popul

By Clay Nikiforuk November 25, 2014, Ricochet Merger of three organizations promises stronger voice on sexual and reproductive rights. They ar

Mike Blanchfield, The Canadian Press Published Tuesday, November 18, 2014 4:14PM EST Last Updated Tuesday, November 18, 2014 6:09PM EST OTTAWA -

The federal government is pressing to end child marriage in Canada and around the world but appears to be falling short of an international target for

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights to work on sex education, rights issues, spokesman says Three pro-choice groups in Canada are merging to t

The Canadian Press OTTAWA - Some of Canada's top pro-choice groups have merged to form a charitable organization advocating for women's reproductiv

Source: The Lancet By Paul C Webster Is the Canadian Prime Minster's billion dollar initiative for maternal, newborn, and child health failing to m

Source: The Globe and Mail By Kim Mackrael Published Saturday, May 24, 2014 8:00AM EDT The federal government was rolling out a stimulus package ai

Source: Embassy News Published on Wednesday, 05/14/2014 12:00 am EDT By Kristen Shane Sexual and reproductive health needs more attention, say

Originally published on Huffington Post Canada By ACPD (now Action Canada) Executive Director Sandeep Prasad and Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Chair of the

Originally published on RH Reality Check by Meghan Doherty, ACPD (now Action Canada) On Monday October 24, 2011 the United Nations (UN) Special R

In support of the Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion, the Sexual Rights Initiative is organizing an event during the 39th regu

In support of the September 28 “Global Day of Action for Access to Safe and Legal Abortion” Sexual Rights Initiative (which Action Canada is a pa

As students go back to school, will they learn sex-ed "beyond the banana?" Click here to learn more!

As students across the Province of Ontario return to school today, Action Canada in collaboration with SHORE Centre and The 519 are submitting a forma

You are cordially invited to attend Rights From the Start, Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health in a National Pharmacare Strategy, a panel discus

Last week, Canada had its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations. What is the UPR? It is a UN human rights process where each

The Phyllis Harris Scholarship Fund builds the skills and experience of students who have volunteered or been employed in the general field of human s

As you likely know, health care is not equal across  Canada. Although Canada’s health care system is “universal,” many people and groups either

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[embed]https://www.facebook.com/actioncanadaSHR/videos/1896680880371849/[/embed] Sexual and reproductive healthcare in emergencies saves lives - ju

February 12th-16th was Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week with the theme Mind Your “Business” that connected the dots between menta

This year, SRH Week will take place from February 12-18 with the theme: Mind Your "Business". Hosted by Action Canada, the campaign provides resources

The Canadian Webinar Series on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights would like to invite you the third of a multi-phase series of webinars focuse

What are human rights and what do they have to do with healthy relationships? Human rights are the fundamental, inalienable rights that everyone has

This year,  Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH Week)  will take place from February 12-16 with the theme: Mind Your “Business”

With the New Year comes a new tax year – did you max out your charitable giving credits? Have you made enough donations to qualify for a tax cred

This holiday season, give the gift that can’t be wrapped and your every dollar will have the power of $4! Thanks to the support of our donors, bi

We’re at a defining moment for reproductive rights in Canada. And you are an important part of history in the making. The progress made through t

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is proud to be among the 150+ organizations  calling for an end to unjust HIV criminalization in Canada.

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgpQoUx-usc[/embed] Fighting for the right to choose what happens to our own bodies, for stigma-free fact ba

The Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights team is gearing up for our annual Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness campaign (SRH Week)! SRH Wee

The panel discussion was held on December 6th, 2017. Video footage of the event will be available soon.  Global Affairs Canada, the United Nations

Please forward this to family and friends who have not yet donated to Action Canada. Because he truly believes in the impact of Action Canada's work

Abortion was decriminalized in Canada nearly three decades ago! You’d think by now access to abortion would be simple and easy to navigate. Thirty y

Action Canada hosted a Press Conference at the Health Ministers’ Summit 2017 along with Canadian Nurses Association, Canadian Pharmacists Associatio

Beyond the Basics is a resource for educators that offers the tools to teach young people about sexuality and sexual health from a sex positive, human

It's back to school time, let’s talk about Sex…ED! Come celebrate the launch of Beyond the Basics and join us in speaking up for quality sex-ed!

Evdokia Romanova, member of the Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights and LGBTI activist from Russia was charged with “homosexual propa

 With opening remarks from New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant The event took place in Edmonton, Alberta, alongside the Council of the Federation

The 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from the 6th to the 24th of June 2017. Click here for information about anticipated s

Octopus Books, Inter Pares and Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights present: Women’s Health, Women’s Rights. Join us for a discussion of

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our campaign! Please complete our quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers

Over and over we keep hearing from physicians who want to provide the abortion pill, Mifegymiso, but can’t. Some just don’t have the time for addi

Access to abortion shouldn't depend on your postal code. So why are only 2 provinces covering the pill's $300-$450 price tag? Here's how you can ta

Universal cost-coverage is necessary and possible. Real choice requires real access. It’s time the rest of Canada follow New Brunswick’s lead and

Last week was Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week with the theme Ready for some pillow talk? Did you miss it? There are still ways you c

At long last, the medical abortion pill Mifegymiso is available in Canada, but the barriers are too high. Costing over $400 in Ottawa, it’s not an o

1. Click here to Find your MP using your postal code 2. Click here to download the sample letter in Word 3. No postage is required to send mail to M

This year, Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH Week) will take place from February 12-18 with the theme: Ready for some pillow talk?

The UN is calling out Canada for failing to guarantee essential sexual and reproductive health services. In 2016, the Government of Canada underwen

A three-module workshop for service providers, community stakeholders, government and non-government actors working to advance sexual health and right

Here’s what we’re asking Trudeau for this holiday season

Together we can deliver on the promise of accessible abortion care in Canada. Will you take a moment now and support our efforts? Access to abort

Click here for a social Media snapshot of the Canadian launch of the UNFPA State of World Population report!

Our Associate Organization Sexual Health Centre Saskatoon (SHCS) has launched a new project: Wrap It Up! Local creative agency Territorial design

Mifegymiso is the World Health Organization’s gold standard of medical abortion and since 2005, has been on its list of essential drugs. It has the

In a country where abortion has been decriminalized for almost 30 years, it’s frightening to see the stigma, shame, and barriers still faced by wome

In preparation for the upcoming revision at the Polish parliament of two bills concerning access to legal and safe abortion, a number of youth-led and

Will you be at the 2016 AWID Forum? Don’t miss our panel alongside our SRI partners: Sexuality and gender at the UN Human Rights Council: 10 years

From 24 October to 18 November, the government of Canada will be reviewed on its efforts to meet its obligations under the United Nations Convention

In May 2016, Global Affairs Canada launched a public consultation to review Canada’s approach to international assistance. It is the first time in o

Join the Sexual Rights Initiative and our partner, the Coalition for African Lesbians for a Twitter chat this Thursday June 9th on Autonomy and Inter

Hosted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, panelists discussed Maternal Health in Humanitarian Settings, and how the new Trudeau government

Having received a strong collection of applications, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is excited to announce the winner of the 2015 Helen an

February 8th to the 12th was Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week with the theme What's Your Relationship Status? Positive relationships b

Join Action Canada along with Feminist Canada and reproductive rights advocates across the country for a Q&A on access to abortion. Date &

Every Canadian province that has abortion clinics provides medicare funding for people to access an abortion in community-based clinics, except New Br

This holiday season, Action Canada has a wish list for from new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 19, 2015) - Doctors handing out free tissues by subway exits is not something one sees every day, but that's

It has been a long and winding campaign trail, but here we are with 2 weeks to go. To help keep track of everything that’s happened these last two m

The Munk Debate on Canada’s Foreign Policy, Canada’s first-ever federal election debate devoted to foreign policy issues, will take place on Monda

Elections represent key moments when individuals and groups have the opportunity to have their decision-makers, and the parties they represent, make c

Canadians will head to the polls on October 19. And it’s time to ensure that candidates, from all political parties, hear from Canadians t

In October 2015, Canada is holding a federal election. Elections represent key moments when individuals and groups have the opportunity to have their

Sexual and Reproductive Health and Awareness Week 2015 was a huge success! Thanks for helping to spread the word on how to #HeartYourParts. The web

Alongside over 100 women’s organizations and their allies, Action Canada is part of Up for Debate - a campaign calling on all federal political part

The factsheet provides information about Mifegymiso and medical abortion, particular to Nova Scotia. Click here to read the fact sheet

[embed]https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgpQoUx-usc[/embed] Action Canada's Meghan Doherty lends her voice to CBC Canada 2017 to talk about

Beyond the Basics is a resource for educators that offers the tools to teach young people about sexuality and sexual health from a sex positive, human

Gender's not binary, it's also not a spectrum. Allow students to explore gender through endless possibilities in the Gender Galaxy, just one of the hu

While the 1988 Morgentaler decision secured the right to legal abortion in Canada, barriers still exist that can make accessing an abortion difficult.

Support for Service Providers in Manitoba The Sexuality Education Resource Centre MB (SERC) Training Institute offers comprehensive full-day training

When it comes to sex, sometimes unexpected things can happen that put people at risk for pregnancy. If you think that this could be you, or your f

The latest population and development news from the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development. Click here to read the

We joined Canadian experts in IUC  who are committed to helping people access their contraception method of choice by creating the RAICE (Rapid Acc

Our associate, Planned Parenthood Toronto, partnered with a group of trans and nonbinary youth to develop some guidelines for service providers and e

The Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs) is a new collaborative project that aims to monitor, analyze, and share information on these anti

Sexualrightsdatabase.org is a one-stop-shop for national Constitutions, laws and policies related to sexual rights, including reproductive rights and

The Supporting Mothers in Ways that Work forum was held in Vancouver, BC in September 2014. The purpose of this forum was to bring together health and

Source: The Sex Information and Education Council of Canada (SIECCAN) A resource with answers to your questions about sexual health education in ou

Source: World Health Organization Planned and regulated task shifting and task sharing can have a range of benefits. It can ensure a rational optim

Source: World Health Organization The WHO technical brief summarizes essential information and existing WHO recommendations for HIV prevention, dia

The information hub on sexual and reproductive health offers helpful explanations,  health tips and suggestions on a range of topics related to sexua

Resource guide developed by ESCR-Net and IWRAW  for the advancement of women’s economic, social and cultural rights using the Optional Protocol and

This webinar helps connect the dots and offers greater clarity in the complex three-year design process towards the post-2015 development agenda. Feat

A very handy tool comprising  52 questions/answers about abortion and abortion access in Canada. Ideal for stimulating  a group discussion, spreadin

Available as free download A critical look at access to hospital abortion services in Canada. The report reveals shocking truths about the barriers

Source: Canadian Council for International Co-operation How do I integrate human rights into my development programming? And how do I ensure that

Source: United Nations This in-depth, data-rich action framework, sometimes referred to as the ICPD beyond 2014 Global Report, is the culmination o

Source: UNESCO Bangkok To-date, there has been no systematic review of how laws and policies govern young people’s access to SRH/HIV information

Source: Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights Young women’s access to abortion touches on some of the most sensitive issues in cultu

Click here to download the Toolbox The Toolbox was compiled by POWER (Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work, Educate and Resist), in collaboration wi

This innovative toolkit was developed as part of an ongoing collaboration between IPPF and the Sexual Rights Initiative to advance sexual rights and

Click here to download the Toolkit The following Toolkit was created by POWER (Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work, Educate and Resist) in collabor

Developed by ACPD (now Action Canada), this manual is designed to assist in the preparation of reports on compliance with (and violations of) rights t

Source: Free and Equal Campaign Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies.

Source: World Health Organization Planned and regulated task shifting and task sharing can have a range of benefits. It can ensure a rational optim

Source: World Health Organization The WHO technical brief summarizes essential information and existing WHO recommendations for HIV prevention, dia

Source:  Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform These tools created by the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform will help you educate you

The purpose of the information series is to provide detailed guidance for lawmakers, policymakers, judiciaries, health service providers, civil societ

The factsheet provides a snapshot of the bill, the impacts of the criminalization of sex work from a sexual health and rights perspective, and suggest

In March 2014, the Government of Canada announced that it would host a high-level summit on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) from May 28-30,

More than 60 million people—that’s almost the population of the entire UK, of France or of Thailand—are living in crisis settings or are displac

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is proud to be among more than 70 health organizations across Canada to sign on to the Pharmacare Consensus

Everyone in Canada has the right to health, and that includes medications that we all need to stay healthy. This year will be a decisive year in br

Action Canada firmly recommends that Canada invest and prioritize strategies and programs that ensure sexual and reproductive health and rights in Bud

The federal government of Canada is responsible for ensuring the fulfillment of Canada’s international human rights treaty obligations. Specific bar

Published in the Huffington Post  for International Women's Day    Let's look closely at the extent to which Canada is meeting feminist p

Canada takes long-overdue steps to meet commitments made in 1995 Beijing Declaration   Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights welcomes

Whether it’s been campaigning for universal cost coverage of medical abortion, launching a cutting-edge resource for teaching sexuality education in

The 28th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held at the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, from 6-17 November 2017. Fourteen cou

Click here to read the bulletin in PDF Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) opens the door for the sexual and reproductive heal

The 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council took place from the 6th to the 23rd of June 2017. The HRC35 Recap provides information on some of

The 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council will take place from the 6th to the 24th of June 2017. Click here for information about anticipated s

The 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was held at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva from 1-12 May 2017. Eleven countries wer

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLHotu3zGFIYeNOOTPni35Yjp8ygXE-mg_&v=EGKkGmynjWs[/embed] Meghan Doherty discusses current global trends i

A Gender Based Analysis should result in financial commitments to women’s health, development assistance and economic drivers such as a childcare. W

The report was submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights as part of the consultation on Canada’s federal accessibility legislation. I

The report was submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights for Canada’s review during the 17th session of the Committee on the Rights

Imagining a World Without Participation: Mapping the History and Achievements of Civil Society June 2017 thematic report to the UN Human Rights Counc

Action Canada awaits release of recommendations to Canada Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is in Geneva this week to participate in Canada�

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights will be in Geneva next week to participate in Canada’s review before the UN Committee on the Elimination

This report is submitted by a coalition of organizations working to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for Canada’s review during th

International Safe Abortion Day Watchdog Around the world, people are prevented from speaking out about and accessing a vital healthcare service: abo

Native Youth Sexual Health Network and Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights make this submission in response to the resolution of the United Nat

On July 5th, 2016, the Women’s Rights Policy Group brought together 50 civil society and government representatives for a full-day dialogue. Its goa

Action Canada's submission for Canada's pre-budget consultation identifies recommendations that touch upon investments both in Canada and abroad. D

The Global challenges and opportunities for Canadian leadership on SRHR: a multi-stakeholder conversation[1] brought together over 40 senior stakehold

Key recommendations for Canada's International Assistance Review: Meaningfully apply feminist principles and a human rights-based approach across

In 2011, UNESCO convened the first-ever UN international consultation on homophobic bullying in educational institutions, recognizing that this comple

Action Canada is working with relevant decision makers, at all levels of government, and other stakeholders to hold Canada accountable to its obligati

This study by the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) identified 180 Crisis Pregnancy Centres (CPCs)* across Canada. Of those, 166 had websites

Sexualrightsdatabase.org is a one-stop-shop for national Constitutions, laws and policies related to sexual rights, including reproductive rights and

We made our demands very clear before the 2016 Federal Budget. We wanted to see feminism in action. We wanted Trudeau to Put Sexual Rights Back in the

Canada wrapped up its appearance before the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Thursday, February 25th with disappointing responses

Highlights In large part due to Action Canada’s consistent advocacy, and support from civil society partners here in Geneva, we encouraged members

Canada is all set to appear before the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights beginning tomorrow, at 3:00PM Geneva time (9:00AM EDT). Th

In Geneva today, representatives from Canadian human rights and Indigenous organizations delivered opening statements before members of the Committee

Recommendations made in response to an invitation by the Standing Committee on Finance to share priorities for the 2016 Canadian federal budget. Cl

This report is submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights for Canada’s review during the 57th Session of the UN Committee on Economic,

Report submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in advance of C

With 2016 comes the implementation of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted last September at the United Nations. At the time, the

Three experts, including Action Canada Executive Director Sandeep Prasad, were invited to take the stage during the 13th International Dialogue on Pop

More than 100 million  people are in need of humanitarian assistance—more than at any time since the end of the Second World War. Among those displ

Source: Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights The report by Envisioning Global LGBT Human Rights looks at the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexua

Elections represent key moments when individuals and groups have the opportunity to have their decision-makers, and the parties they represent, make c

Developed by the CCPHE and University of British Columbia, the publication describes guiding principles, and the practices that are required for op

In October 2015, Canada is holding a federal election. Elections represent key moments when individuals and groups have the opportunity to have their

Source: World Health Organization The  report demonstrates the relationship between sexual health, human rights and the law. Drawing from a review

Written by Fernando D’Elio of Akahata (with input from Neha Sood of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights) as part of the 2015 ILGA Report on

In April 2014, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation and member of the standing committee on Foreign Affairs and Intern

This report was submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights in advance of Canada’s review during the 55th Pre-Sessional working group of

Source: United Nations Synthesis report of the Secretary General on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda Click here to read the report

Source: Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform The outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “Th

Produced by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the report addresses the situation of missing and murdered indigenous women in British Colu

Abstract: The post-2015 development agenda currently being negotiated at the United Nations in New York will dictate development strategies and influe

Authored by a network of NGOs, trade unions and independent experts, including Action Canada, Progress on Women’s Rights: Missing in Action review

Developed by the UNFPA and based on research and analysis conducted by ACPD on behalf of the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), the report examines the r

Action Canada for Population and Development reports back from 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council   Governments and civil society o

Authored by Betty Plewes, Digging Deeper: Towards Greater Action on Global Rights for Women and Girls explores the kinds of programming that Canadian

This brief was created by ACPD (now Action Canada) in response to Ministerial announcements regarding the Government of Canada’s refusal to fund abo

  Source: World Federalist Movement-Canada   Preface   Warren Allmand The United Nations: A Respect for Human R

The report from the Association for Women’s Rights in Development provides the latest analysis on the funding trends impacting women’s rights orga

In preparation of the 24th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the Sexual Rights Initiative (of which Action Canada is a member) produced a

Source: Guttmacher Policy Review Summer 2013, Volume 16, Number 3 By Sneha Barot Forty years ago, in the wake of Roe v. Wade, Congress enac

The 23rd session of the UN Human Rights Council came to an end on June 14th 2013. Action Canada for Population and Development (now Action Canada for

Click to download the report Pimps, procurers and parasites – merciless exploiters of hapless women; these are the sinister characters that perme

Originally published in RHM Journal By Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (CREA), New Delhi, India, 2012 Despite many achievements of the

Click here to download the report Third parties are criticized and denounced in the media, in the law and in our everyday discussions. They are ref

Click here to download the report Created by POWER (Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work Educate and Resist), the report begins by detailing the res

The Technical opinion is in response to a request made by Ms. Catherine McDonald, Executive Director of Action Canada for Population and Development (

The Future Planning Initiative (FPI), a coalition of six organizations* working to strengthen Canada’s global leadership on sexual and reproductive

Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, we acknowledge the gains made on both the global and domestic stage to ensure that all people have the right to li

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is in Geneva this week to participate in Canada’s review before the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT).

Letter addressed to the Honourable Bob McLeod, Premier of Northwest Territories and the Honourable Glen Abernethy, Minister of Health and Community Se

Congratulations to the government of British Columbia for beginning to fulfill their promise of universal access to childcare in the province through

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Right congratulates the government of the Northwest Territories on its commitment to cover the abortion pill Mifeg

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights congratulates Yukon for becoming the first territory to offer universal coverage of the abortion pill Mifeg

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights congratulates the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association on its assertion that prescribing the abortion

Alberta has updated their K-4 curriculum, and Action Canada welcomes the steps they have taken to consult parents and civil society at large. We are p

Last May, Canada had it’s third Universal Periodic Review at the UN. The UPR is a UN human rights process where each country’s human rights record

As students across the Province of Ontario return to school today, Action Canada in collaboration with SHORE Centre and The 519 are submitting a forma

Today, on National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights celebrates the countless contributions and revolutionary work

Today as we mark the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, we recognize this day as critical to our work in the promotion of equality,

The first feminist W7 meeting for the G7 has just concluded in Ottawa, and it was bold and inspiring. A small group of organizations, including Action

(OTTAWA) Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights joins with health care advocates and allies to express deep concern over Finance Minister Bill Mor

Safe access zone legislation comes into effect in Ontario today. That means thousands of patients, health care providers and staff will benefit from a

Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the achievements, resilience, ex

On 29 January 2017, exactly one year ago today, a young white, Christian man walked into a mosque in Quebec City and murdered Azzedine Soufiane, Mamad

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, Ms. May, Ms. Ouellet, Mr. Scheer, and Mr. Singh, The undersigned organizations wholeheartedly support the recent chang

To kick off 2018, we’re changing our website URL to www.actioncanadaSHR.org You can now find us on Facebook and Twitter @actioncanadaSHR too! Have

British Columbia becomes the sixth province to pledge cost coverage, joining Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec. The biggest prov

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is excited to announce the winners of the 2017 Helen and Fred Bentley Awards of Excellence: Planned Parenth

On December 17, the International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights pays tribute to the sex workers

This December 6th, on the National Day of Remembrance and Action Against Violence Against Women, Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights remembers

We acknowledge and denounce the transphobic and misogynistic violence that impact trans, gender non-binary, gender non-conforming and two spirit peopl

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights strongly condemns the passing of Bill 62 in Quebec and stands in solidarity with the Muslim community and w

For immediate release Toronto – What do you wish you’d learned in sex-ed? That’s a Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights has been asking

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights congratulates Nova Scotia for making great strides in addressing barriers to abortion access for its reside

Thursday, 28 September 2017 7PM-10PM Gladstone Hotel, 1214 Queen Street West, Toronto The research is clear, young people want guidance on more th

As Canada’s 2017 Pride season comes to a close, we want to applaud and celebrate the leadership of Black, Indigenous and racialized queer and trans

Click here to read the letter in PDF Dear Premier Horgan, On behalf of Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, West Coast LEAF, Options for

All people deserve access to the health services they need. It is the responsibility of governments (at all levels), health care providers, social ser

August 22, 2017 Mayor and Council Ottawa City Hall 110 Laurier Avenue, Ottawa K1P 1J1 Dear Mayor and Council: Re: Anti-Choice Proclamation a

Action Canada congratulates Ontario for announcing its cost coverage plan. Joining Alberta and New Brunswick, Ontario will implement universal cost co

Two weeks ago, without a public announcement, Manitoba added the abortion medication, Mifegymiso, to their provincial drug formulary. Unlike Alberta,

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is thrilled that Alberta has implemented its cost coverage plan for the abortion pill, Mifegymiso. The anno

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is thrilled that the Quebec government announcement will guarantee universal cost coverage of the abortion

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is thrilled to see the passing of Bill C-16 with no amendments. This historic bill will see the addition of

It is with heavy hearts that we heard the news of Dr Babatunde Osotimehin’s sudden passing this morning. As Executive Director of the United Nations

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights welcomes Ontario Attorney General Yasir Naqvi’s plans to introduce a provincial bill that would enforce a

18 May 2017 For immediate release Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights welcomes Health Canada’s announcement to lift two of the restrictio

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights welcomes the CADTH Canadian Drug Expert Committee’s final recommendation on the newly approved abortion p

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights applauds the government of New Brunswick’s announcement that the abortion pill will be made available fre

For Immediate Release Canadian civil society leaders in Brussels as part of the Canadian delegation for the She Decides funding conference welcome

As civil society organizations, we applaud the She Decides initiative and stand united in opposition to the US Global Gag Rule that President Trump re

It’s less than one month into the Trump presidency, and we’ve already witnessed an inspiring global demonstration of resistance and solidarity acr

We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn President Trump’s signing of the Global Gag Rule on January 23rd 2017, one of his first acts as

Here’s what we’re asking Trudeau for this holiday season

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is excited to announce the winners of the 2016 Helen and Fred Bentley Awards of Excellence: Planned Parenth

  Action Canada is deeply concerned that UN Women’s methods of consultation to develop a policy on sex work will not allow for many sex work

This statement has been jointly prepared by 81 sex worker rights, women’s rights, and human rights organizations.[1] We are writing this statemen

A message from Dr. Anne Niec, President of the Federation of Medical Women of Canada, on access to Myfegymiso in Canada.

September 12, 2016  The Honourable Jane Philpott Minister of Health House of Commons Ottawa, ON, K1A 0A2   Dear Honourable Minister, On

In preparation for the upcoming revision at the Polish parliament of two bills concerning access to legal and safe abortion, a number of youth-led and

Canada brings leaders from around the world to Montreal to pledge almost US$13 Billion to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria C

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has released new guidelines for stakeholder reports in the third cycle. While much of

Groups including Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, UN AIDS, the World Health Organization, the UN Special Procedures, the HIV/AIDS Legal Net

The UN becomes all the more important a platform for voices demanding accountability and justice. And yet it is blocking NGO access and participation.

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is honoured to have received a 2016 CCIC Innovation and Effectiveness Award for the amalgamation of Canadia

Action Canada welcomes today’s announcement from PEI Premier Wade MacLauchlan that the province is taking steps to offer abortion services on-Island

Statement delivered on 22 February 2016 by Action Canada before the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in advance of Canada’s review.

Dear Ministers Wilson-Raybould, Dion, Joly and Bibeau, We write urgently on behalf of a number of non-governmental organizations who are in Geneva

5 February 2016 For immediate release Canada – The week of February 8th to 12th is national Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week (SRH W

Partners in the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI) coalition – Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, Akahata, Coalition of African Lesbians, CREA,

Millions of workers across Ontario lack access to job-protection and paid sick leave. Many cannot afford to take a sick day. Action Canada for Sexu

20 October 2015 For immediate release Women’s rights, including their sexual health and rights, took centre stage during this election. We saw f

Toronto, September 16, 2015 - Women’s issues will finally take the forefront in the federal election thanks to a partnership between the Up For

Click here to read the statement in Spanish The Administrative Court’s ruling restricts the implementation of Uruguay’s abortion law (law numbe

Along with its associate organizations, the Sexual Health Centre of Saskatoon and Planned Parenthood Regina, Action Canada has made a submission to t

Support Amnesty International’s proposed policy calling for the decriminalisation of sex work NSWP and the undersigned, including Action Canada f

  For immediate release: Yesterday, Health Canada approved the use of the medical-abortion drug mifepristone (RU-486), which will increase

Distinguished Committee Members: I wish to thank the Committee for the opportunity to deliver this brief statement on behalf of over fifty human r

Action Canada is a member of the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), a coalition of organizations from Canada, Poland, India, Egypt, Argentina and Africa,

Action Canada is a member of the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI), a coalition of organizations from Canada, Poland, India, Egypt, Argentina and Africa,

Honourable Members, I want to begin by thanking you for the invitation to present before you today.  For those of you who are not familiar with it

We welcome the Government of Canada’s (GoC) prioritization of MNCH and Accountability as two of Canada’s three Core priorities. We further welcome

At the end of two weeks of thought-provoking and intense discussions, the Commission on Population and Development (CPD) concluded on April 17, 2015 w

Action Canada is a member of the Sexual Rights Initiative, a coalition of organizations that has been advocating for the advancement of human rights

This past Wednesday, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights signalled that it will for the first time question Canada on the availab

This past February 5, the Government of Canada announced the launch of the International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Civil Society Partner

6 February 2015 For immediate release Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, in partnership with the Canadian Public Health Association, is t

28 January 2015 – As Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, we celebrate the historic Supreme Court decision (often referred to as the Morgenta

Click here to read the letter in PDF January 22, 2015 President Barack Obama The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 205

20 January 2014 For immediate release Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights, a progressive, pro-choice charitable organization committed to a

15 January 2014 For immediate release Health Canada has requested additional information for its review of mifepristone (RU-486), a request that w

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights celebrates New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant’s announcement, whereby a significant barrier to accessing

Launch of UNFPA State of World Population Report 2014: The power of 1.8 billion – adolescents, youth and the transformation of the future 18 Nove

Launch of UNFPA State of World Population Report 2014: The power of 1.8 billion – adolescents, youth and the transformation of the future NOVEMBER

April 14, 2014 - Governments Call for Increased Efforts to Promote Sexual and Reproductive Health and Reproductive Rights in Development Policies

April 3, 2014 The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., MP Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minis

ACPD (now Action Canada) attended the World Leaders Consultation on Uniting for Safe Legal Abortion (March 24-25 2014 during which the Arlie Declarat

Originally published on Georgia Straight March 27, 2014 Right Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada,

Native Youth Sexual Health Network testimony submitted to UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on the Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights of Indi

For Immediate Release - ACPD (now Action Canada) welcomes the Supreme Court decision striking down laws violating sex workers’ rights.   13

During the Ottawa launch of the 2013 UNFPA State of World Population Report, Executive Director of ACPD (now Action Canada), Sandeep Prasad spoke to 

Launch of UNFPA State of World Population Report 2013: Motherhood in Childhood – Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy - OCTOBER 30, 2013

October 21, 2013 The Honourable Christian Paradis, P.C., MP Confederation Building Room 507 Ottawa, ONK1A 0A6 The Honourable Kellie Leitch, P.

Statement made during the 24th session of the Human Rights Council on behalf of ACPD (now Action Canada), Canadians for Choice (now Action Canada) and

The submission, prepared by ACPD (now Action Canada), supports the analysis of other contributors that the root causes of the inequalities and human r

The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, P.C., MP Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister: We, the u

Ottawa/Geneva – June 7 2013 – Governments and civil society are calling into question the leadership of the Canadian government on the theme of Vi

In February 2012, ACPD (now Action Canada) appeared before the Senate Committee on Human Rights to deliver the following statement.   Thank y

Launch of UNFPA State of the World Population Report 2011: People and Possibilities in a World of 7 Billion In five days, the world’s population

In a groundbreaking achievement for upholding the principles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations Human Rights Coun

Dear Secretary-General: We civil society organisations 1, working to promote human rights relating to women’s and children’s health, welcome K