Joyce Arthur
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
Founder and Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, a national political pro-choice group.
All Work
‘False Witnesses’ Publish Deeply Flawed Study on Abortion Mortality in Mexico
Written by ten anti-choice authors, the new study poses an unacceptable risk to public health because it could be used to advocate the criminalization of necessary health care for women.
Why We Need to Ban ‘Conscientious Objection’ in Reproductive Health Care
The exercise of conscientious objection is a violation of medical ethics because it allows health-care professionals to abuse their position of trust and authority by imposing their personal beliefs on patients.
How Deeply Flawed Studies on Abortion and Breast Cancer Become Anti-Choice Fodder
Anti-choice advocates are using findings from a new study out of China to jump to the unwarranted conclusion that abortion causes an increased breast cancer risk. But the study’s methodology and data appear seriously flawed, with the results likely reflecting “recall bias.”
The Limits of Free Speech
Hate speech should not be tolerated in the name of free speech. It has real and devastating effects on peoples' lives and risks their health and safety. It's harmful and divisive for communities and hampers social progress in fighting discrimination. Left unchecked, hate speech can lead to war and genocide. Although the right to free speech is a fundamental value, it should not be allowed to outweigh the basic human rights of other people, especially their right to life.
Criminalized Abortion Overshadows Good News of Reduced Unsafe Abortion Deaths
Researchers at the World Health Organization have recently documented a substantial decrease in the numbers of unsafe abortion deaths, but the incidence of unsafe abortion itself has not decreased. Anti-abortion laws in developing countries cause grave harm and endanger women's lives and health. As long as these antiquated laws remain in place, unsafe abortion and its resulting maternal mortality and morbidity will continue.
Canada: Let’s Ban Coerced Childbirth
Anti-choicers want to ban coercing a woman into abortion, but a better idea would be a law that prohibits the much more common practice of coercing a woman into childbirth.
