Media Alert: CACSW Publishes Women’s Reproductive Health, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canada Health Act

This 1989 media alert by the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women (CACSW) provides information on their background paper entitled “Women’s Reproductive Health, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the Canada Health Act.” It provides an overview of the paper and addresses how the federal government can ensure women’s equal access to reproductive health care services, including abortion, through the Canada Health Act.