Policy Briefs & Submissions

As primary care providers, midwives are a valuable resource in increasing access to abortion. Midwife-led abortion care has the potential to greatly improve access to abortion. In this spirit, Acti

In 2021, the Liberals and the New Democratic Party (NDP) made a pledge to continue progress toward a universal national pharmacare program over the course of their “supply and confidence” agreement.

We are living through a coordinated global backlash against sexual and reproductive rights. Concurrently, the world is seeing a rise in authoritarianism. These two phenomena are linked.

Key Recommendations Ensure Abortion Access is Guaranteed Make Contraception and Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Available to All Advance Sexual Health and Rights in the Face of Anti-Rig

In response to the Special Rapporteur’s call for inputs on racism and the right to health, the Sexual Rights Initiative made a submission advocating for an analysis of racism and the right to health addressing both racism and colonialism as determinants of health and as structural violence.

On June 17th, Action Canada’s National Youth Advisory Board made a statement at the 50th Session of the Human Rights Council! The National Youth Advisory Board (NYAB) is a group of youth based in Canada who work together to contribute to and inform Action Canada's youth-focused projects and campaigns.