Publication type:
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Summary:
The pamphlet provides information on using herbs to try and abort an unwanted pregnancy, and some instruction on how to do so, compiled by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC) from women's experiences and material from the Health Collective files. The pamphlet warns women that under Section 252 of the Criminal Code, supplying herbs and/or taking herbs for the purpose of terminating a pregnancy is illegal and can lead to jail time, and suggests care when passing on the information provided in the pamphlet.
Keywords:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); women and health; women's health; women's health movement; self-help; pregnancy; herbal; abortion