Category women
Abortion is Always Essential Medical Care
Janis Broder and Celeste E. Orr denounce the use of the COVID-19 pandemic as an excuse to make abortion inaccessible.
Reasons for Recommending Early Epidural During COVID-19
Naila Ramji defends the practice of asking women in labour to undergo an early epidural in the context of the current pandemic.
Protest chill is last thing sex-assault complainants need
Elaine Craig asks us to imagine the impact of protests critical of women reporting sexual misconduct by their physician
Indigenous Obstetric Evacuation: Harmful but Risky to Resist
Kim Dreaddy analyzes the policy of mandatory obstetric evacuation in Indigenous communities within the context of the history of colonization.
Abortion in Canada: The election debates, the law and the reality
Martha Paynter outlines the facts about abortion in Canada.
Jo Napier’s Great Women of STEM Portrait Show
Elissa Barnard reports on Jo Napier’s artwork that honours female science and technology pioneers and she encourages readers to contact Napier to share stories of other historic women in STEM.
