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CANADIAN REGION

Region 12 (includes all Canadian Provinces)

Schools with groups:

• Dalhousie University
• McGill University
• McMaster University
• Queen's University
• University of Alberta
• University of British Columbia
• University of Calgary
• University of Manitoba
• University of Toronto
• University of Western Ontario

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

2006 CANADIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

This year, McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, organized and hosted the Canadian national conference for MS4C during the first weekend of February. "Autonomous Anatomy: Our Choices in Sexual and Reproductive Health" drew nearly 100 participants from schools as far away as University of British Columbia and Dalhousie University, as well as American students from Boston, and even Georgia. Famed feminist Judy Rebick kicked off the conference with a remarkable oral history of the fight to legalize abortion in Canada. Students also had the opportunity to attend sessions on compassionate health care for disabled women, sex workers, street youth, transgender persons wanting children, a study of abortion training in Canadian residencies and in medical schools, and workshops around changing abortion policies.

The 2nd day of conference began with the inspiring story of Dr. Francis Jacot's unique sexual health clinic at the University of Sherbrooke, where he combines abortion care with prenatal/obstetric care, STD testing, first line infertility treatment, menopause care, and vasectomy. Sunday comprised the skills portion of the conference, so participants learned MVA on pears, how to do sexual assault follow-up in hospitals (including how to use the medico-legal forensic kit), the particulars of medical abortion in Canada, and options counseling for diverse populations. Additionally, Dr. Jacot shared his experiences and understanding of second trimester abortion.

The goals of the conference were to educate about abortion, and to present it among the range sexual and reproductive choices that women need and we should support as health care workers. One participant's evaluation comment captures this sentiment: "I really liked that the programming included aspects of sexual health as part of the workshops. As a 4th year, I have experienced many of the MVA, 1st Tri, 2nd Tri talks and appreciate the efforts to promote diverse inclusion of different groups such as sex workers, trans people, 1st nations as part of the message and learning."

IMPORTANT DATES

January 28, 2007—Morgentaler Decision 19th Anniversary

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CANADIAN REGIONAL LINKS

• Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
• Action Canada for Population and Development
• Adoption Council of Canada
• American Medical Student Association, Region 1 page (includes Canada)
• Canadian Federation of University Women
• Canadian Women's Foundation
• Canadian Women's Health Network
• Canadians for Choice
• Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health
• Childbirth By Choice Trust
• Federation of Medical Women of Canada
• Morgentaler Clinics
• National Action Committee on the Status of Women
• Ontario Women’s Health Network
• Ontario Women’s Health Council
• Planned Parenthood of Canada
• Planned Parenthood of Edmonton
• Planned Parenthood of Fredericton (New Brunswick)
• Planned Parenthood of Toronto
• Pro-Choice Action Network (British Columbia)
• Sex Information and Education Council of Canada
• Sexuality and U
• Sexuality Education Resource Center (Manitoba)
• Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
• Status of Women Canada
• The Famous Five Foundation
• University of Western Ontario’s Caucus on Women’s Issues
• Women’s Health Matters
• Women’s Issues Network
  

CANADIAN INFORMATION AND ARTICLES

• MSFC Canadian Fact Sheet
• Sexual and Reproductive Health Day 2006 Resource Kit from Planned Parenthood
• Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Canada: A Report Card in 2004
• Sex and the Law in Canada
• Protecting Abortion Rights in Canada: A 2003 CARAL Report
• Sauvegarde du droit à l'avortement au Canada 2005
• Abortion access has helped make society safer (2005 CBC Report)
• Abortion in Medical School Curricula
• Abortion services in Canada: a Patchwork Quilt with Many Holes (CMAJ article)
• Privacy issues raised over Plan B: women asked for names, addresses, sexual history (CMAJ article)
• Relationship of prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy termination to overall infant mortality in Canada. Liu S, Joseph K, Kramer M, Allen A, Sauve R, Rusen I, and Wen S. JAMA, March 27, 2002 - Vol 287, No. 12
• Exposure to emergency contraception in an undergraduate medical curriculum. Khan Y, Sbrocca N, Stanojevic S, Penava D. Obstet Gynaecol Can 2003 May;25(5):391-5

ARCHIVE OF MSFC-CANADA NEWSLETTERS

• December 2003

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Need help finding supportive faculty?

If you would like to find a faculty advisor for your group, or plan a lecture or panel on your campus, call MSFC for help in finding faculty. MSFC and Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH) have teamed up to connect local pro-choice physicians with interested students. More than 300 PRCH members have signed up and are interested in speaking to MSFC groups or becoming faculty advisors. For more information, contact us.

To learn more about PRCH, click here.

Last updated on Jan 19, 2007.