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Migrant women workers in Canada continue to face barriers to abortion access: advocates

Date

2022

Abstract

Migrant women in Canada face profound barriers in accessing health care, especially when it comes to pregnancy. They often hide their pregnancies because if employers find out, they may send them home or refuse to hire them next season. Workers typically live on their employer’s property and lack the privacy to discreetly seek care. Many live in remote, rural areas where abortion access is already sparse and transportation is hard to come by. And they face the added challenge of being unable to receive health care in their first language.

Newspaper title

Global News

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Keywords

abortion

Economic sectors

General relevance - all sectors

Content types

Policy analysis and Systemic/state violation of right/freedom

Target groups

Policymakers, Public awareness, and Researchers

Geographical focuses

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, British Columbia, Other provinces, Federal, Nova Scotia, and National relevance

Languages

English