Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)

Argues that the new recommendations from the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada discriminates against citizens with Down syndrome.

Discusses the questions and concerns raised by many women's health organizations about the HPV vaccine and mass immunization of girls aged 9 to 13.

A public opinion survey conducted in 2002 for the New Brunswick government showed that many people, female and male, tend to trivialize violence and to blame the victim. This article looks at the need to step up our prevention and education efforts when it comes to violence against women.

Discusses memorial activism, a new form of resistance to violence against women, and the creation of The Global Women's Memorial Website.

Discusses how memorials to women murdered must be newly visible on a national scale, to celebrate the efforts of the women who created them against all odds and to explore their contribution to the struggle against violence against women.

Discusses how Aboriginal women are over represented as victims of racialized, sexualized violence, and too often targeted because of their gender and their Aboriginal identity. Takes a look at the Sisters in Spirit initiative which was put in place to address the alarmingly high numbers of missing, murdered Aboriginal women in Canada.

Discusses the research gaps and costs of the HPV vaccine, as well as other policy considerations concerning a mass HPV vaccination program in Canada.

Discusses the recent approvals of extended use hormonal contraceptive medications that induce menstrual suppression in healthy women and girls (Lybrel, Seasonale and Seasonique), and issues a cautious and critical position statement on the new "cycle-stopping" contraception.

Discusses the creation of one of the first woman-centred, harm-reduction programs for women from the downtown eastside of Vancouver. Also discusses harm reduction and pre-and post-natal care, as well as improving maternal outcomes through harm-reduction programs.

Discusses a sensitive practice model that lactation consultants and those who offer mother-to-mother support can use in helping women who have faced abuse reconnect with their bodies and heal through breastfeeding.