
PROJECT:
REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE PROJECT
2025-2027 | Funded by Health Canada
This project aims to support increased reproductive justice for all Yukoners by improving the quality of data on abortion access in the Yukon and ultimately decreasing barriers.
Given the northern, remote nature of Yukon communities, there are various barriers that exist for Yukoners trying to access abortion. The Yukon Status of Women Council (YSWC) is partnering with the Opal Clinic, the Yukon's only dedicated abortion provider, to help increase their capacity and support reproductive justice for all Yukoners.
Partners:
BACKGROUND
The YSWC will be completing the following activities:
A needs assessment of Yukoners on their experiences accessing abortion. This will take place in the form of a survey shared widely throughout the territory, which will be informed by an advisory group made up of various community members.
The YSWC has also contracted Open North, a nonprofit organization specialising in data governance, to develop a data hub for the Opal Clinic that would allow for clearer and less siloed access to anonymized data on abortion access.
Based on the findings from the two previous activities, the YSWC will help to develop a various resources aimed at both service providers and service seekers to make access to abortion easier in the Yukon.
The YSWC is committed to the broader movement of reproductive justice including “the human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent the children we have in safe and sustainable communities” (Women of Colour Reproductive Justice Collective). Abortion is just one part of this movement and the YSWC will continue to work with the Yukon Reproductive Care Coalition to ensure that Yukoners have better access to all forms of reproductive care.
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LEARN MORE
Explore some documents, news links and publications related to the project.
Reproductive Healthcare in the Yukon
National Pro-Choice Organizations
Other Reproductive Justice (RJ) Projects/Initiatives in Canada