Tara De Boer
Tuesday, May 16
Health Canada put out an advisory on Tuesday warning against purchasing unauthorized prescription drugs from the website “Dr. Pooja,” which sells abortion and "morning after" pills.
The agency says Canadians should not buy or use any unauthorized health products from “Dr. Pooja” websites, as the drugs could be ineffective, expired, mislabelled, subject to recalls, or counterfeit versions of authorized products.
'We don’t want people believing that what they’re hearing in the United Sates is the case here,' says UBC researcher
Sharon Kirkey
Published Apr 15, 2023
Doctors in Canada fear the extraordinary legal battles over abortion pills unfolding in the U.S. could shake confidence in the safety of medical abortions here.
The country’s largest pro-life organization hopes the court rulings do just that, and lead to more “kitchen-table” conversations about a drug it considers a “human poison.”
Mifegymiso manufacturer says supply chain to blame for second shortage in 3 months
Marina von Stackelberg · CBC News
Posted: Feb 16, 2023
A nationwide shortage of the abortion pill is expected next week — just months after previous shortage of the drug forced some patients to get surgical abortions instead.
"When our hands are tied, it's really frustrating to not be able to give the standard of care," said Dr. Emily Stuart, an abortion provider on Vancouver Island.
Continued: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/abortion-pill-shortage-1.6750183
Thirty five years after the landmark Morgentaler decision the fight continues to ensure that the right to abortion is accessible to all.
by Frederique Chabot and Jill Doctoroff
January 27, 2023
Abortion was decriminalized in Canada 35 years ago this Saturday, January 28. 36 years ago, if you wanted an abortion, it meant sitting in front of a panel of doctors, usually men, who would decide if your abortion was “necessary.” That is, if you could access such a hospital. Not all hospitals created those committees, effectively refusing to provide abortion care at all. If such a committee did deem your story good enough to warrant an abortion—many did not—delays could span weeks.
Today, the legal hurdles are gone, but access is still a privilege not everyone in Canada has, and another question looms: Could what happened in the U.S. happen here too?
Continued: https://rabble.ca/health/35-years-after-morgentaler-abortion-still-not-available-for-all-in-canada/
By Jasmine Pazzano, Global News
Published December 7, 2022
Ontario’s abortion care system has been in a state of disrepair for years, and last December, Queen’s Park decided to do something about it, committing to overhaul the way it funds its clinics.
The news came as a relief to people working at some of the province’s imperiled abortion centres. It also came as a surprise. Until a reporter asked them about it, none of the six clinics Global News spoke with knew about the plans.
Continued: https://globalnews.ca/news/9280521/ontario-abortion-overhaul-health-care-clinics/
Selena Ross, Lillian Roy, CTVNewsMontreal.ca
July 4, 2022
A group of Quebec doctors has successfully pushed for a big change to how abortions are given in the province, widening access to abortions by medication.
Until now, Quebec has required patients to have ultrasounds before obtaining the two-pill regimen that induces a medical abortion.
Medical groups have condemned the treatment as unproven and potentially unsafe, but Alliance for Life argues there is good evidence reversal works and is safe
Tom Blackwell, National Post
Jul 07, 2021
Health Canada has essentially rejected two complaints about an anti-abortion group promoting a controversial process to “reverse” medical abortions, as the niche issue earns growing attention from both sides in the heated abortion debate.
The matter is one for provincial regulators to tackle, said federal officials this week after deciding to take no action on the advertising grievances.
openDemocracy’s investigation prompts Canada’s Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to speak out against this controversial ‘treatment’
Joni Hess, Annie Burns-Pieper
26 March 2021
Canada’s national society of obstetricians and gynaecologists has issued a
statement warning that so-called ‘abortion pill reversal’ treatment is
“unproven” and can also cause “serious complications” for patients.
The statement – the first by a Canadian medical association to address this
topic – was issued in response to findings from an openDemocracy investigation that
reveals how this controversial ‘treatment’ is spreading from the US around the
world.
UBC-led study offers lessons for other nations on deregulating mifepristone
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Research News
NEWS RELEASE 14-SEP-2020
Removing restrictions on how mifepristone--the medical abortion drug--can be prescribed and dispensed in Canada greatly improved access to abortion, especially in rural communities across the country.
That's one of
the key findings of new University of British Columbia-led research published
today in the Annals of Family Medicine.
Continued: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-09/uobc-ero090920.php
Why the abortion pill is more important than ever during the coronavirus
There could be an increase in unintended pregnancies just as abortion becomes less available, putting women who are self-isolating in abusive situations at higher risk
By Michelle Cohen
April 29, 2020
While COVID-19 has prompted widespread discussion (and in some cases fiery debate) about medications such as hydroxychloroquine, azithromycin and remdesivir, one drug which may be of great consequence during the pandemic has seldom been mentioned: Mifegymiso, also known as the “abortion pill.”
Reproductive health advocates began sounding the alarm last month that access to abortion in this country is shrinking. Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights reported that calls to its 24-hour hotline increased by 30 per cent in late March, with many of those phoning in were distressed about not being able to schedule an abortion or acquire contraception.
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