Seren Friskie of ARCC writes, "For Indigenous communities in Canada, access to abortion care goes beyond medical needs—it is an issue of autonomy, cultural resilience, and social justice. Ensuring equitable access to abortion means dismantling systemic and social barriers..."
https://rabble.ca/health/abortion-is-inaccessible-for-many-of-canadas-indigenous-communities/
From the "who could have predicted" files...
"Infant mortality got worse after #Roe reversal. Experts are investigating.
A study in JAMA Pediatrics says hundreds more babies died than expected in the year and a half after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade."
#AmberThurman’s #death has become a pawn in the #US #PresidentialElection
The 28 year old #mother from #Georgia #died when she couldn’t access #safe #abortioncare. But her #story has been #weaponised ahead of #November’s #election.
https://thred.com/change/amber-thurmans-death-has-become-a-us-presidential-pawn/
The #Abortion #message is #shifting at #DNC.
#Democrats have spent two years running on the #demise of #Roe by focusing on #women with #wantedpregnancies who were #denied #emergency #abortioncare. Not this week.
Good job, #SomervilleMA . Keep going.
"The Parties Where Volunteers Pack Abortion Pills for Red-State Women"
#AbortionRights #AbortionCare #Abortion #MedicationAbortion #mifepristone #MApoli
The coalition, #ArizonaForAbortionAccess, said it is the most signatures validated for a citizens #initiative in state history.
“This is a huge win for Arizona voters who will now get to vote YES on restoring & protecting the right to #access #AbortionCare, free from political interference, once & for all,” campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said.
#Democrats have made #AbortionRights a central message since #SCOTUS overturned #RoeVWade in 2022….
This is good anyway, and I hope it won't come to Trump in November. But here we are.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights #AbortionRights #GenderAffirmingCare #AbortionCare #MApoli
"We do it because it's the right thing to do."
#Abortioncare remains difficult to access in #NewfoundlandandLabrador, but providers are coming up with creative solutions.
This is an incredible must-read story about the brave work of providers in NL, and the access issues there.
https://theindependent.ca/news/we-do-it-because-its-the-right-thing-to-do/
Important information for addressing #AbortionCare issues during this election ⬇️
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈
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Colin Pekruhn
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