A private member’s bill from a Conservative backbench MP is stirring up debate over abortion in Canada, though the proposed legislation does not mention it even once. Conservative Yorkton-Melville MP Cathay Wagantall’s bill would encourage judges to consider physical or emotional harm to a pregnant victim as an aggravating factor during sentencing. “It is focused […]
The dress code policy at the Saskatchewan legislature is under review after a woman was stopped for wearing a T-shirt saying “abortion is health care.” Megan Johnston was told by legislative security Wednesday that she wasn’t allowed in the building with the shirt’s slogan displayed. Johnston, who was at a reproductive rights rally outside the […]
With the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade fresh in the mind of many, a crowd of over 100 people marched from Victoria Park to the Saskatchewan Legislative Building with ‘My Body, My Choice’ as their message. Aries Gajari, the rally organizer, said she wanted to raise awareness that Canada faces its […]
America was convulsed with anger, joy, fear and confusion Friday after the Supreme Court overturned Roe versus Wade. The canyon-like divide across the U.S. over the right to terminate a pregnancy was on full display, with abortion rights supporters calling it a dark day in history, while abortion foes welcomed the ruling as the answer […]
A U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion revealing that a majority of justices are in favour of striking down the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion-rights ruling has one side of the pro-life/pro-choice argument hopefully and another worried. Heather Hail, the executive director with Saskatoon Sexual Health, said what is happening south of the border isn’t surprising. […]
The Saskatchewan government is debating a private member’s bill aimed at introducing “bubble zones” for those entering abortion clinics in the province. The bill was introduced by Saskatoon- University MLA Jennifer Bowes, who says women shouldn’t be scared to access something they’re legally entitled too. “Women are accessing their constitutionally protected right to healthcare services, […]
The abortion pill Mifegymiso will be covered by the provincial government starting Friday Saskatchewan had been the last province in Canada to say it would provide universal coverage. Speaking to reporters at the Saskatchewan Legislature on Friday, health minister Jim Reiter said Mifegymiso provides a “less invasive” way of terminating a pregnancy than a surgical procedure […]
A decision by the Manitoba government in which they have announced they will provide universal access to the abortion pill known as Mifegymiso (miff-a-juh-meeso) means Saskatchewan is now the lone province that does doesn’t. The Saskatchewan NDP says that must change. In a release, health critic Vicki Mowat says the government has stalled on providing […]
