May 20, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Jane was pregnant and she didn’t want to be and she didn’t know where to go.
May 20, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Jane was pregnant and she didn’t want to be and she didn’t know where to go.
Our investigation into inequities in abortion access in Canada was nominated for a Canadian Association of Journalists award in the data journalism category.
April 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The abortion pill Mifegymiso comes to Canada this spring, and prescribers will be trained in its use this month. But it may not make abortions accessible to Canadians who can’t access them now – at least not at first.
March 31, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Prince Edward Island will no longer be the only province in Canada where you can’t get an abortion.
February 23, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Health Minister Jane Philpott says she’ll be following up on conversations she’s had with P.E.I.’s health minister, among others, to ensure they’re improving access to abortion.
January 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
An abortion access advocacy group is suing Prince Edward Island over its lack of abortion access — it’s the only province in Canada with no abortions at all.
But as Global News has written, women across Canada face barriers to getting reproductive health care. Here are some of their stories, responding to our series on abortion access.
December 9, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Mary arrived at the clinic with an envelope of cash.
December 9, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Suzanne Newman used to bike to work in a bulletproof vest.
She isn’t a cop. She doesn’t work in a war zone. She’s a doctor, in Winnipeg. But because she’s a doctor who provides abortions, she’s a target and she knows it.
December 9, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
In theory, abortion is a publicly funded medical service like any other.
In practice, it’s far more complicated.