Why is no one at your organization taking responsibility for this statement? Second, you said that “Abortion is a right in Canada and United Way Centraide Canada believes strongly that all pregnant people deserve access to information and services delivered in a safe and appropriate manner to help them make choices that are right for them.” If that is so, it makes no sense that you would allow loc. [...] This issue should not be delegated to local UWs to decide for themselves, as it shows a lack of accountability by UW Centraide to its policies and donors and to the public. [...] As a way to show accountability to ARCC and the public, and to begin mitigating the contravention of your statements, we ask United Way Centraide Canada to please undertake an audit of past local UW grants as far back as 2015 to identify any that were given to anti-abortion CPCs. [...] Add a statement to your website and/or to existing policies and statements, to the effect that United Way Centraide Canada and its local affiliates do not fund organizations that: • Promote an anti-choice stance on abortion or try to dissuade pregnant people from abortion • Engage in misinformation, deception, biased counselling, or other unethical activities • Work to undermine other Charter and. [...] Abortion is a right in Canada and United Way Centraide Canada believes strongly that all pregnant people deserve access to information and services delivered in a safe and appropriate manner to help them make choices that are right for them.
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