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e-4826 (Health)

E-petition
Initiated by Joyce Arthur from Vancouver, British Columbia

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • The 2021 Liberal Party Platform promised to “provide up to $10 million to Health Canada to develop an easily accessible portal that provides accurate, judgement-free, and evidence-based information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, which will include a section that counters misinformation about abortion.”;
  • The Liberal government’s December 16, 2021, mandate letters to the Minister of Health and to the Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Youth instructed them to: “…ensure that all Canadians have access to the sexual and reproductive health services they need, no matter where they live, by … developing a sexual and reproductive health rights information portal…”;
  • Hundreds of anti-abortion groups across Canada, including “crisis pregnancy centres,” spread disinformation on abortion and contraception, which misleads the public, creates potential health risks, and reinforces abortion stigma; and
  • A centralized, federally-run website with accurate information about reproductive health services, including abortion, would enhance access for all Canadians needing those services, and reduce the harmful impact of medical misinformation.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to keep its promise to allocate $10 million to Health Canada to immediately develop a web portal with evidence-based information on sexual and reproductive health and rights, including abortion.
Open for signature
March 5, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
June 3, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
Photo - Leah Gazan
Winnipeg Centre
New Democratic Party Caucus
Manitoba