RT Article
T1 Abortion and Contraception Policy in Prisons in Canada
JF The prison journal
VO 105
IS 1
SP 44
OP 61
A1 Paynter, Martha
A2 Heggie, Clare
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1913245756
AB Little is known about abortion and contraception policy in prisons in Canada. The aim of this study was to determine policies governing access to abortion and contraception in prisons in Canada. Between 2022 and 2023, we sent freedom of information requests to each province and territory and to the federal government of Canada, requesting any information with respect to policies governing abortion and contraception in prisons and jails. Our review identified only one outdated policy pertaining to abortion access, and no policies governing hormonal contraception. The lack of proactive policy to assert access to commonly required services threatens reproductive autonomy.
K1 Canadian prisons
K1 Policy
K1 Contraception
K1 Abortion
DO 10.1177/00328855241292790