After Roe v Wade was overturned, Teigen rethought how she'd processed her loss, an abortion to "save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance."

Chrissy Teigen revealed that her 20-week miscarriage was an abortion

The recent US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade prompted Teigen to rethink how she'd processed her loss, an abortion to "save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance."

Chrissy Teigen just revealed that her 20-week miscarriage was in fact an abortion

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Abortion care across Canada

An abortion care provider explains the options and outlines where to find care across the country.

How to access abortion care in every Canadian province and territory

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As Americans brace for a rollback of reproductive rights after a vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, we look at the state of abortion access in Canada.

How secure is abortion access in Canada right now

As Americans brace for a rollback of reproductive rights after a vote to overturn Roe v. Wade, Canadians consider how to protect our rights to abortion.

How secure is abortion access in Canada

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Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, here's how to broach the subject of abortion with your kids, starting with the basics.

How to talk to kids about abortion and reproductive rights

Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, here's how to broach the subject with your kids.

How to talk to your kids about abortion

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It may surprise you to learn that many of the women who choose to have an abortion in Canada—perhaps the majority—are moms. Here are a few of their stories.

Six Canadian moms share the stories of their abortions

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Without my abortion, I would never have met my husband, let alone married him or built a beautiful life with our two kids.

My abortion gave me my family

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Conspiracy theorists and pro-lifers have taken to social media to harass Teigen and her husband John Legend as they grieve their baby boy.

Hateful trolls are bombarding Chrissy Teigen as she experiences infant loss

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Surrogacy advocate Frankie Nelson struggled over what to do with leftover embryos in frozen storage after IVF. None of the choices are easy.

We can't decide if we should destroy our leftover frozen embryos

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Everything you need to know about getting pregnant, including early signs and symptoms, tips on how to conceive faster, and how to cope with infertility.

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Learn the symptoms, risk factors and treatment options for ectopic pregnancy, a condition that can mimic a normal pregnancy.

Ectopic pregnancy symptoms

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Maternal health

Everything you need to know about your pregnancy: what to expect week by week, tips for baby names and baby shower planning, pregnancy health, and more.

In an exclusive interview, Winnipeg-born Dr. Jen Gunter opens up about her journey to becoming the most important truth teller in women’s health.

Badass OB-GYN Dr. Jen Gunter has no time for your pseudoscience nonsense

Premature birth

If you’ve had an abortion, it’s unlikely it will affect your fertility, but there are reasons to talk to your OB/GYN about past procedures.

Is it hard to get pregnant after an abortion?

Fertility

Find out what you need to know about trying to conceive: everything from tips on getting pregnant to the early symptoms and signs of pregnancy.

Trying to conceive

For Mother's Day, we honour motherhood in its many forms with these nine extraordinary tales of strength, perseverance, loss and (most importantly) love.

The strength of a mother

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Demonstrate all you want, but don’t expose my kid to your graphic and disturbing anti-abortion imagery while we're leaving the damn park.

I see you anti-abortion protester. Now get your disgusting sign out of my kid’s face

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