Ottawa. Canada will provide new funding to remove barriers to critical abortion services and provide accurate reproductive health information. Canadian Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marcy Inn announced more than 3.5 million Canadian dollars (US$2.8 million) in funding for sexual health and rights, according to a news release.
For this, Action Canada has been created, which will expand its access line and sexual health information hub programs to provide accurate and confirmed sexual and reproductive health information, reports Xinhua news agency.
The project will improve access to financial assistance to cover travel and accommodation costs, as well as provide logistical support to individuals accessing abortion care.
NAF Canada will provide financial and logistical support to women seeking abortion services, train health care providers in providing abortion services, and ensure that abortion facilities services and related care continue.
Although abortion has been legal in Canada for three decades, many still face barriers to access. While barriers vary across countries, they include lack of availability, lack of financial and logistical resources needed to access abortion care, and lack of culturally safe, stigma-free sexual and reproductive health services.
Past experiences of discrimination within the health care system also create access barriers for minority and marginalized groups, such as Indigenous and racial people, members of 2SLGBTQI plus communities, and youth, the news release said.
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