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Our Vision:
The Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada (ARCC) is "pro-choice", with a primary focus on ensuring abortion rights and access for women and transgender people capable of pregnancy (âtransâ). ARCC affirms the following:
- To achieve equality, all ciswomen, non-binary, and trans men must have the right to decide for themselves whether and when they will bear children,
and how many. Without control of their fertility, they cannot have autonomy over their lives and cannot play a full and equal role in society.
- Everyone capable of pregnancy has a constitutionally-based right to unrestricted, fully-funded abortion, without legal or other barriers or discrimination due to gender, class, ethnicity, race, age, location/region (or area of residence), or any other characteristic, including reasons for choosing an abortion. The rights of pregnant persons must not be abridgedâ according to Supreme Court precedent, a pregnant woman is âone personâ.
- Everyone has the right to receive a full range of reproductive healthcare options, services, and information, including (but not limited to) medical and surgical abortion, contraception, family planning services, and comprehensive s*xual health education.
- Everyone has the right to access reproductive healthcare services safely and in a timely manner, in an atmosphere of dignity, privacy, respect, trust, and compassion.
- All abortions are medically requiredânot âelectiveââand fall under the protection of the Canada Health Act (just like all childbirths), regardless of where they are performed â hospitals, clinics, or doctorâs offices. The delivery and funding of abortion and other medically required reproductive healthcare services must meet the Actâs five principles.
- Providers of reproductive health care services have the right to deliver such services free of discrimination, harassment, and violence. ARCC also supports the concept of Reproductive Justice. We recognize that the s*xual and reproductive health and rights of people from many diverse communities are disproportionately affected by marginalization and oppression, including the LGBTQ community (lesbian/gay/bis*xual/transgender/q***r), Indigenous communities, racialized communities, youth, people with disabilities, and other vulnerable groups. To ensure justice, fundamental inequalities must be addressed for all. (Please see our Position Paper #100 on Reproductive Justice for more information.)
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Notre Vision :
La Coalition pour le droit Ă lâavortement au Canada (CDAC) est pour le libre-choix et a comme objectif principal dâassurer le droit et lâaccĂšs Ă lâavortement aux femmes et aux personnes transgenres capables de vivre une grossesse. La CDAC affirme que :
- Dans une perspective dâĂ©galitĂ© entre les s*xes, toute femme et personne transgenre a le droit de choisir dâavoir ou non des enfants, ainsi que du moment et du nombre dâenfants quâelle dĂ©sire. Sans le contrĂŽle sur leur fĂ©conditĂ©, les femmes ne peuvent devenir autonomes ni jouer leur rĂŽle pleinement et Ă©quitablement dans la sociĂ©tĂ©.
- Les femmes et les personnes transgenres bĂ©nĂ©ficient dâun droit constitutionnel pour obtenir un avortement libre et gratuit, et ce, sans aucune restriction lĂ©gale ou autre, sans discrimination en raison du s*xe, de lâorigine, de lâĂąge, de la situation gĂ©ographique ou toute autre raison, y compris celle qui motive leur dĂ©sir de se faire avorter. Les droits de la femme enceinte ne doivent pas ĂȘtre restreints. Selon un prĂ©cĂ©dent rendu par la Cour SuprĂȘme, une femme enceinte est dĂ©finie comme Ă©tant « une seule et unique personne ».
- Les femmes ont le droit dâavoir accĂšs Ă une gamme complĂšte dâoptions, de services et dâinformation en matiĂšre de santĂ© reproductive, y compris lâavortement chirurgical et mĂ©dical, la contraception, la planification des naissances et lâĂ©ducation en matiĂšre de santĂ© s*xuelle.
- Les femmes ont le droit dâavoir accĂšs Ă des soins sĂ©curitaires en santĂ© reproductive, et ce, dans des dĂ©lais raisonnables, dans le respect, la confiance, la dignitĂ©, la confidentialitĂ© et la compassion.
- Tout avortement est mĂ©dicalement nĂ©cessaire â et non Ă©lectif â et sous la protection de la Loi canadienne sur la santĂ©, tout comme lâaccouchement, quel que soit le lieu oĂč il est pratiquĂ© â Ă lâhĂŽpital, Ă la clinique ou dans le bureau du mĂ©decin. Comme toute intervention mĂ©dicalement nĂ©cessaire, lâavortement, ainsi que son financement, doit rencontrer les cinq principes de la Loi.
- Tout professionnel de la santĂ© Ćuvrant en santĂ© reproductive a le droit dâoffrir ces services sans discriminations, harcĂšlements, ni violence. La CDAC appuie aussi le concept de la justice reproductive parce quâelle sait que la santĂ© et les droits s*xuels et reproductifs de nombreuses communautĂ©s sont dĂ©mesurĂ©ment opprimĂ©s et marginalisĂ©s. Nous nâavons quâĂ penser aux communautĂ©s LGBTQ (lesbiennes, gais, bis*xuels, transgenres et allos*xuels), aux autochtones, aux groupes ethniques, aux jeunes, aux personnes handicapĂ©es et aux autres groupes vulnĂ©rables. Aussi, elle croit que pour assurer une justice Ă©gale pour tous, il faut sâattaquer aux inĂ©galitĂ©s fondamentales. (Pour plus de dĂ©tails au sujet de la justice reproductive, lisez notre exposĂ© de position no 100, Pourquoi la CDAC appuie-t-elle la justice reproductive?)
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ARCC Commenting/Community Guidelines
ARCC encourages healthy discussion and comments that are respectful and on topic. ARCC reserves the right to delete or hide comments, or to remove/ban a user if they violate our guidelines. The following may be subject to these actions:
- Anti-choice comments*
- Excessive or unnecessary profanity
- Language that targets someone/a group based on their race, s*x, gender identity, class, ability, s*xual orientation, or religion
- Comments or material that are obscene, pornographic, or s*xually explicit
- Threats or the incitement of violence
- Spam or comments that are off-topic
- Comments that are defamatory or libellous
- Comments that are intended to intimidate or harass.
- Comments that are hateful or predatory in nature
*This page is for our members and supporters to share news and views from a pro-choice perspective. The right to abortion is a fundamental human right and is not debatable, so anti-choice comments/commenters will be deleted/banned.
