Objective To review the legal status of abortion and its prevalence, safety, and accessibility
in Canada and to highlight related areas of concern. Methods We conducted a review of …

This article compares the ethical pivot points in debates over nonprescription access to
emergency contraceptive pills in Canada and the United States. These include women's …

* Two original committee appointees, André Picard (reporter for the Globe and Mail) and
Professor Peter Tugwell (University of Ottawa), did not participate in the formulation of this …

With considerable attention now being paid within scholarly communications to publication
models that increase access to research, the launch of the open access journal Open …

Introduction: In Canada, the progestin-only dedicated pill is the most widely used method of
emergency contraception (EC). This method gained over-the-counter status in Ontario in …

Objective The objective of this research was to explore pharmacists' knowledge of,
experiences with and perception of factors interfering with their ability to provide non …

This article examines the issue of expanding rights of conscience for health-care
professionals to include rights grounded in claims of complicity. Our concerns relate to the …

Objective Access to effective contraceptives, including emergency contraception (EC), is
critical to reducing unintended adolescent pregnancy. This study evaluates the accessibility …

Objective To investigate women in Nova Scotia (NS), Canada with respect to their
knowledge of, beliefs about, and perceptions of barriers to accessing emergency …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions regarding the use of
Emergency Contraceptive Pills (ECPs) among young Korean women. Method The study …