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Curling Canada says pregnancy exemption to be expanded in 2024
Wild Card team skip Casey Scheidegger, right, delivers a rock as third Cary-Anne McTaggart, left, and second Jessie Haughian sweep as they play Prince Edward Island at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
olympics
Curling Canada under fire for limiting eligibility for pregnancy exemptions
Wild Card team skip Casey Scheidegger releases a rock as they play Ontario in championship pool action at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at Centre 200 in Sydney, N.S. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
first person
I finally got pregnant in Finland - a country that hasn’t commodified infertility
opinion
The harrowing, heartbreaking reality of terminating a pregnancy for medical reasons
Emma Gilchrist
world
Idaho can’t enforce abortion ban in medical emergencies
FILE — An empty room at a women’s health clinic in McAllen, Texas, April 29, 2022. Tennessee, Idaho and Texas are poised to enact so-called trigger laws on Thursday, Aug. 24, placing new restrictions on access to abortion for millions of women and in some cases adding punishments for doctors who perform the procedures. (Callaghan O'Hare/The New York Times)
world
Chrissy Teigen reveals baby bump two years after pregnancy loss
FILE – AUGUST 3, 2022: Chrissy Teigen announced via Instagram that she and John Legend are expecting their fourth child. The couple suffered a pregnancy loss of their third child in the Fall of 2020. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: (L-R) Chrissy Teigen and John Legend attend the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
u.s. politics
U.S. House approves bill to protect right to use contraceptives
FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
world
State abortion bans prevent women from getting essential medication
Annie England Noblin's 2.5 mg methotrexate pills are displayed at her home in West Plains, Missouri, U.S, July 14, 2022. Annie England Noblin/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
canada
Liberals urged to fulfill promise to cease funding to anti-abortion groups, crisis pregnancy centres
People hold signs as they stand in front of the U.S. consulate during a protest after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization abortion case, overturning the landmark Roe v Wade abortion decision, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
technology
Google to delete location history of visits to abortion clinics
FILE - A woman walks below a Google sign on the campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. More than 40 Democratic members of Congress are asking Google to stop what they see as the unnecessary collection and retention of peoples' location data. They're concerned it could be used to identify women seeking abortions. The group of Democrats on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 sent a letter to the CEO of Google's parent company saying that if abortion were to become illegal in the U.S., the cellphone location data collected and retained by the company could be used by far-right extremists looking to crack down on women seeking reproductive health care. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
world
Amazon, Rite Aid cap purchase of emergency contraceptives
This picture taken on June 8, 2022 shows pharmacist Reina Suzuki puts a box of morning after pills into a fertility control kit at a pharmacy in Tokyo. - Emergency contraception cannot be bought without a doctor's approval in Japan and is not covered by public health insurance, so can cost up to 150 USD. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH Japan-rights-health-women-contraception,FEATURE by Harumi OZAWA (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)
world
Limits on early abortion could force more U.S. women to get the procedure later
Signs lay in front of fencing during a rally for for abortion rights in front of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, Saturday, May 14, 2022, during protests across the country. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)
music
Britney Spears announces miscarriage of her ‘miracle baby’
FILE - Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, July 22, 2019. Spears and her partner Asghari announced in a joint post on Instagram, Saturday, May 14, 2022, that they had lost their baby during pregnancy. The announcement came a little over a month after the couple revealed they were expecting a child. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
canada
Alberta government alters bereavement leave legislation amid abortion debate
Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Kaycee Madu after being sworn into office in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
opinion
Maternal death is rare in Canada. But it’s not rare enough
André Picard
music
Britney Spears expecting third child
FILE PHOTO: Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
report on business
Why you can – and should – job-hunt while pregnant
Faye Pang poses for a photograph with her son in downtown Toronto Ont., on Monday, February 28, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
world
COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy helps protect infants after birth: U.S. study
FILE PHOTO: A pregnant woman receives a vaccine for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 11, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
u.s. politics
South Carolina ‘fetal heartbeat’ bill heads to appeals court
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds up a bill banning almost all abortions in the state after he signed it into law on Feb. 18, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. An appellate court is preparing to hear arguments over a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s abortion law, as states around the country await U.S. Supreme Court action in another case that could dramatically limit abortion rights overall. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, file)
world
U.S. appeals court rules to keep Texas abortion ban in effect
FILE - This Sept. 3, 2021, file photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 12, seemed inclined to allow Kentucky's Republican attorney general to continue defending a restriction on abortion rights that had been struck down by lower courts. The underlying issue in the case that was argued at the high court Tuesday is a blocked Kentucky law that abortion rights supporters say would have effectively banned a standard abortion method in the second trimester of pregnancy. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
first person
Our struggles with infertility haven’t killed the romance, yet
world
U.S. Justice Dept sues Texas in response to abortion ban
Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, days after the justices declined to block a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, Sept. 4, 2021. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday that the Department of Justice would enforce a federal law making it illegal to threaten or obstruct someone who is seeking access to an abortion clinic. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
opinion
Fired while pregnant or upon returning from maternity leave? Here’s how the law should protect you
Daniel Lublin
sports
Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold’s long fight to get to Tokyo Games ends with a disappointing first-round loss
TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 25: Mandy Bujold (R) of Canada exchanges punches with Nina Radovanovic of Serbia during the Women's Fly (48-51kg) on day two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Kokugikan Arena on July 25, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)
the decibel
Pregnant with COVID-19: Why moms-to-be are filling ICUs
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canada
Pregnant Canadians with COVID-19 face close calls, happy reunions and resolve to get more mothers vaccinated
Natalia Worek and her fiancé, Jermaine DeCosta, feed their newborn son, Praise, at Mr. DaCosta's parents' home in Ancaster, Ont. Ms. Worek, a registered nurse, came down with COVID-19 in her third trimester.
world
More than 20 Congolese women accuse aid workers of sexual abuse
A health worker wearing a protective suit exits an isolation cube after visiting an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Congo, on July 13, 2019.
opinion
We expect childbirth to hurt, but it should not kill. Canada must do more to reduce maternal deaths
Emma Knight
opinion
The condemned: On becoming a first-time mom during the pandemic
Michelle Kaeser
world
Malian woman gives birth to nine babies in Morocco
A general view of the premature infant ward where are the nine babies at the maternity ward of the private clinic of Ain Borja in Casablanca, Morocco, Wednesday, May 5, 2021. A Malian woman gave birth to nine babies after n ' to have waited only seven, announced Wednesday the Ministry of Health of Mali. . Halima Cissé, 25, gave birth by caesarean section Tuesday in Morocco after being sent there for special care, the ministry said. (AP Photo / Abdeljalil Bounhar)
toronto
Endangered tiger gives birth to three cubs at Toronto Zoo
TORONTO: SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2008 - The entrance of the Toronto Zoo on September the 21st, 2008. The Zoo's administration has recently come under fire for mismanagement. For TORONTO story PHOTO BY SIMON HAYTER FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
opinion
Pregnant Canadians shouldn’t take a backseat in the COVID-19 pandemic
Phoebe Maltz Bovy
canada
Pregnant women sick with coronavirus face higher risks
FILE - In this Thursday, May 7, 2020 file photo, a pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries with hundreds during a food pantry sponsored by Healthy Waltham for those in need due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass. One of the largest reports on Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy bolsters evidence that it is safe although more rigorous research is needed. The new evidence from researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was published Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine. Johnson & Johnson’s now paused vaccine was not included. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
politics
Erin O’Toole confirms free vote allowed on MP’s ‘sex-selective abortion’ bill
Leader of the Opposition Erin O'Toole responds to a question during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday March 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
world
Pregnant women get conflicting advice on COVID-19 vaccines
(FILES) In this file photo the Pfizer/BioNTEch coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine is pictured at The Michener Institute, in Toronto, Ontario on December 14, 2020. - Consumer prices in Canada rose 0.7 percent in December, climbing at a slower pace than the previous month as the costs of air travel and gasoline dropped, the government statistical agency said January 20, 2021. Consumer confidence was at its highest since the onset of the pandemic, as the approval of the first two Covid-19 vaccines gave Canadians hope for a return to normalcy, Statistics Canada said.At the same time, several regions imposed new lockdowns and other restrictions to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus as the number of cases surged to new highs. (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CARLOS OSORIO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)