We’re hiring!
We are currently seeking an Abortion Counsellor to join our team. The Abortion Counsellor is responsible for providing supportive in-person and virtual non-directive counselling services for clients experiencing an unwanted pregnancy or early pregnancy loss, or for those who have had an abortion.
Honouring the labour of Black health care professionals
Our instagram posts throughout this month will highlight Canada’s first Black nurses, and the challenges they overcame to receive their education. These changemakers created opportunities for generations after them to pursue careers in healthcare.
We’re hiring!
We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse / Registered Practical Nurse to join our team. Abortion Care Nurses are responsible for surgical pre-procedure counselling and assessment; medication abortion education and administration; surgical bedside monitoring and support; and post-surgical care and monitoring.
Awareness is not enough
It’s Transgender Awareness week from Nov 13-19th and with all the pushback against gender inclusion in schools across Canada, it feels especially important to show support for trans and non-binary folks who may be struggling.
Shedding light on accessible care
When you come into our waiting room, why are the lights off? Better lighting is one way that we can ensure our clinic is accessible for all clients and staff. This Invisible Disabilities week, we want to highlight some conditions that can contribute to light sensitivity (also called photophobia).
Meet our new Executive Director, Maryam Pandi
I am thrilled to have joined the dedicated team at Choice in Health as of May 2023.
GTA abortion providers
Update, July 11th: We have returned to our regular appointment schedule at Choice in Health after completing emergency repairs to the clinic’s HVAC system. You can click the links above to call us or book online now!
An army of lovers will never be defeated
In Trinity Bellwoods park, a plaque adorned with this queer, feminist slogan appears at the foot of a memorial tree for local gay artist and activist Will Munro. Adapted from the closing line of a poem by 1970s lesbian poet Rita Mae Brown, this a vital message of hope as Pride month gets underway.
The Abortion Caravan
This week in 1970 brought the culmination of Canada’s Abortion Caravan. Led by the Vancouver Women’s Caucus, several feminist organizations banded together to campaign for the decriminalization of abortion. A group of 18 women travelled from Vancouver to Ottawa with a Volkswagon van blazing their trail, decorated in feminist slogans and a coffin filled with coat hangers on the roof.
ONE person can now join you in the clinic
We are ensuring all clients with booked appointments are notified that one person may join them at their future visit. To minimize clinic traffic, we invite the support person to arrive with the client, and remain in the waiting room for the full appointment; or meet up afterwards if they choose to exit. Before arrival, they should read our Guide for Support People.
Respecting Sex Worker Rights
This International Women’s Day, we’re centering a cause that mainstream discussions often ignore. Falling within the same month as IWD, March 3rd is Sex Worker's Rights day – originating in 2001 when a sex worker rights group, the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, organized a festival of over 25,000 sex workers in India despite efforts from prohibitionist groups.
Black health in the GTA
It's our belief that folks should be able to access services that genuinely fulfill their needs and allow them to thrive. During Black History Month, as our socials showcase some of the exceptional Black women changing Canadian health care, we also want to highlight a few organizations that take a holistic, culturally safe approach to the health of Black communities.
Blue Monday and holistic healing
Today is Blue Monday, originally dubbed so by an airline agency as a marketing ploy, but now seen by many as an opportunity to recognize mental health challenges at this time of year.
What a year!
We are so grateful for the outpouring of passionate support and generosity from our community in 2022. While it has been a challenging year to be an abortion provider in the face of unprecedented attacks on reproductive rights, we have found a reliable source of strength in your messages and contributions.
Call to action for local abortion access
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is accepting YOUR feedback on regulations that could limit safe abortion access in community clinics. Visit choiceinhealth.ca/action and share widely.
Trans Awareness Week
It’s Trans Awareness Week, a time to raise up the trans community, offer education and advocate for trans rights and issues.
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
November is Domestic Violence Awareness month in Canada and we know that women, girls and gender-diverse people are at the highest risk of gender-based violence.
Women’s History Month
This Women’s History month we want to honour and acknowledge our clinic’s origins and those who fought to improve abortion access in Canada. We also recognize that diverse folks across the gender spectrum have not always been recognized within reproductive justice activism despite being vital to the success of these movements throughout history.
International Safe Abortion Day
Nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended, and over 60 per cent of these may end in abortion. 45 percent of all abortions are unsafe. Progress partly depends on the resourcefulness and ingenuity of providers themselves.
Sexual Health Month
The World Health Organization states "Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. For sexual health to be attained and maintained, the sexual rights of all persons must be respected, protected and fulfilled.” To support our clients' sexual well-being during an abortion appointment, we must counteract the power differential between healthcare provider and client.