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A complete list of guests from this season:Joyce Arthur founder of Abortion Rights Coalition of CanadaChantal Parkinson from the Pro-Choice Society of Lethbridge and Southern AlbertaFred Chabot from Action Canada for Sexual Health and RightsJessi Taylor from Reproductive Justice New BrunswickRachael JohnstoneJudy RebickDarrah TeitelTom HooperCarolyn Egan from the Ontario Coalition for Abortion ClinicsDr Dustin CostescuClaire Dion Fletcher co-chair of the National Aboriginal Council of MidwivesDr Ruth HabteDr Tunde-Byass President of the Black Physicians of CanadaSarah Kaplan founder of the Institute for Gender and the Economy

Further reading:Institute for Gender and the EconomyThe Gender Pay Gap - Canadian Women’s Foundation: The Pandemic delivered a surprise to Nordic countries: a baby boomFifty Years Later: Child Care and the Royal Commission on the Status of WomenIceland shows ways to parental equality with fathers leaveAll the facts you need to know about paternity leave in CanadaBeing denied abortion has lasting impacts on health and financesThe facts: women and pandemicsTake Action:Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights has created an AMAZING LIST of the many ways you can support reproductive rights locally, nationally, and globally! Resources:Myabortionoptions.ca offers a host of resources and tools for abortion in Canada.List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada Action Canada Access Line: a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET: The National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund: the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012Choice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your area

Further reading: Access BCBlack Physicians of CanadaHenrietta LacksThe Mothers of Modern Gynecology - Anarcha, Lucy, Betsy Tuskegee Syphilis StudyLA Times - Pregnant people of colour more likely to get procedures they didn’t consent to, study findsNational Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health - Racism and Health EquityPerspectives on Health and Well Being in Black Communities in TorontoWomb CareBIPOC Women’s Health Network

Further reading:Reproductive Justice New BrunswickNational Aboriginal Council of MidwivesSister Song - history of reproductive justice An Act of Genocide: Colonialism and the Sterilization of Aboriginal Women by Karen Stote 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob JosephThe Secret Life of Canada - S2: The Indian Act The Midwives with Mettle in Nunavik  Take Action:Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights has created an AMAZING LIST of the many ways you can support reproductive rights locally, nationally, and globally!Resources:Myabortionoptions.ca offers a host of resources and tools for abortion in Canada.List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of CanadaAction Canada Access Line: a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ETThe National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund: the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012Choice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your areaThe Indian Residential Schools Crisis Line (1-800-721-0066) is available 24 hours a day for anyone experiencing pain or distress as a result of his or her residential school experience

Further reading:Learn more about Dr Dustin Costescu and his practice FAQs about The Abortion Pill (Mifegymiso) by Action Canada Article: Access to surgical abortions in northwest BC a concern due to doctor shortages Article: The Complicated Life of the Abortion Pill Take Action:Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights has created an AMAZING LIST of the many ways you can support reproductive rights locally, nationally, and globally! Resources:Myabortionoptions.ca offers a host of resources and tools for abortion in Canada.www.howtouseabortionpill.org provides a detailed instruction manual on how to use abortion pills, including information on steps to be taken depending on individual health needs (e.g. if the person taking the pills is breastfeeding, has an IUD, has anemia, etc.)International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) has a helpful 5-minute video about how abortion pills workList of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada Action Canada Access Line: The Access Line is a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET: The National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund operates the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012: https://nafcanada.orgChoice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your areaPlan C is an organization that helps people in the US access medication abortion, particularly in the US Women on Web is an international online abortion service that provide safe, accessible and affordable online abortion care to women and people around the world.

Further reading: Concrete actions Canada needs to take to ensure equal access to abortion and reproductive choice – The Conversation, by RN and abortion trainer Martha Paynter Canada should focus on abortion access, not legislation – The Guardian, a piece by Aborsh’s story editor Tracey LindemanAfter Morgentaler: The Politics of Abortion in Canada by Rachael Johnstone: The 1988 Morgentaler Supreme Court decisionOntario Coalition for Abortion Clinics  Take ActionAction Canada for Sexual Health and Rights has created an AMAZING LIST of the many ways you can support reproductive rights locally, nationally, and globally!Resources:Myabortionoptions.ca offers a host of resources and tools for abortion in Canada.List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of CanadaAction Canada Access Line: The Access Line is a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET: The National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund operates the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012: https://nafcanada.orgChoice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your area

Further ReadingThe Fruit Machine - Secret Life of CanadaQueering ’69: The Recriminalization of Homosexuality in CanadaLearn more about the We Demand protest  Learn about the White Paper, which attempted to abolish previous legal documents relating to Indigenous peoples in Canada, including the Indian Act and treaties.Learn about Everett Klippert,  the only Canadian ever declared a dangerous sexual offender and sentenced to what amounted to life in prison, for no other reason than he was a gay man.  Take ActionAction Canada for Sexual Health and Rights have created an AMAZING LIST of the many ways you can support reproductive rights locally, nationally, and globally!Follow the Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity

Resources:Myabortionoptions.ca offers a host of resources and tools for abortion in Canada. List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of CanadaAction Canada Access Line: The Access Line is a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. It is available for questions about sexual health, pregnancy options, abortion, safer sex and referrals to sexual health providers. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET:  The National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund operates the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012Choice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your areaFurther reading:Follow Darrah Teitel on Twitter @DarrahteitelHeroes In My Head by Judy RebickAnti-69: The mythologies surrounding the 1969 Criminal Code reform The Abortion Caravan of 1970

Resources: List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of CanadaAction Canada Access Line: The Access Line is a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. It is available for questions about sexual health, pregnancy options, abortion, safer sex and referrals to sexual health providers. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET: The National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund operates the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012Choice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your areaThe Pro-Choice Society of Lethbridge and Southern Alberta has a confidential 24-hour hotline for accurate and non-judgmental information on abortion and birth control, as well as financial and transportation assistance to access reproductive care. You can call them at 1-587-257-6833. Further reading (and watching): Abortion: From Controversy to Civility | Stephanie Gray | Talks at GoogleWhat’s the situation with Crisis Pregnancy Centres - Action CanadaLethbridge Pregnancy Care Centre 2019 Annual Report Anti-choice organizations barred from Canada Summer Jobs Program Catholics For ChoiceAbortion bans and restrictions 2022 — Guttmacher Institute 2021: The worst year for abortion rights in almost half a century People of all religions use birth control and have abortions:The Turn Away StudyAbortion & Ben Shapiro — Philosophy Tube

Resources:List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada:  Action Canada Access Line: The Access Line is a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. It is available for questions about sexual health, pregnancy options, abortion, safer sex and referrals to sexual health providers. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ETThe National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund operates the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012Choice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your area Further reading:Canadian Civil Liberties Association - New Brunswick Abortion RightsAccess at a Glance: Abortion Services in Canada - Action Canada

Toronto-based artist, Rachel Cairns, shares her abortion story while speaking with experts and activists about the state of Canadian reproductive rights today.