The Abortion Episode (Part Two): Get Involved With Abortion Rights Activism | how to access abortion care in Canada with Joyce Arthur - Founder of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

In this episode we have very special guest Joyce Arthur joining us. Joyce has been an abortion rights activist since 1988. She is the founder and Executive Director of Canada’s national pro-choice group, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC), which protects the legal right to abortion on request and works to improve access to quality abortion services. In Part Two of our Abortion Episodes we discuss how everyone can become involved in protecting our access to abortion in Canada. Joyce also explains how people can obtain an abortion if they are living in a city or rurally. 

More on Joyce Arthur

Before founding ARCC in 2005, Joyce ran the Pro-Choice Action Network in British Columbia for 10 years and edited the national newsletter Pro-Choice Press, which she began in 1995.

Joyce has written hundreds of articles on abortion and other political and social justice issues. As a media spokesperson and international speaker, she has spoken at dozens of venues in Canada and internationally, given hundreds of media interviews, and appeared in several documentaries.

As a social media activist, Joyce maintains several Facebook pages and websites devoted to reproductive rights, including Abortion News, and she operates email listservs for abortion providers and leading advocates within Canada and around the world.

Joyce is also a co-founder of FIRST, a national feminist group that advocates for the rights of sex workers and for the decriminalization of prostitution in Canada. She moderates the FIRST listserv and FIRST Facebook page, and does media communications for FIRST.

Although we are focusing on Canada's organizations we hope this episode will inspire you to research how you can support reproductive and human rights in your country. 

Resources Discussed

Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada

National Abortion Federation Canada

NAF Hotline - 1-800-772-9100

Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights

Action Hotline (Call) - 1-888-642-2725

Action Hotline (Text) - 1-613-800-6757

Choice Connect Abortion Referral

Women Help Women (Abortion Pill & Contraceptives)

Women on Web

Tia Health (Online Doctor Appointments)

Check out Joyce Arthur's Publications

Viewer Discretion Legislation Coalition (London, ON)

DO NOT GOOGLE ABORTION CLINICS & AVOID CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTRES

Additional Resources

Norma Scarborough Fund

SisterSong

Cover ContraceptiON

AccessBC

Birth Control Access for Manitoba

Sex [M]ed

Our Commons

Open Parliament

Planned Parenthood - Toronto

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What we're drinking: Rachele - Chamomile  | Laura - Stress Reliever | Joyce - Honey Bush Mandarin & Orange

Disclaimer: All views expressed on the show are based on personal opinions and experiences. Your opinions and experiences may differ. Always do your own research.