Martha Paynter

Martha Paynter

Martha Paynter is a registered nurse and a PhD candidate at Dalhousie University's nursing school. Her clinical work and her research centres around abortion and reproductive care, with a particular focus on marginalized communities.

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Point of View

In Canada, abortion care is health care — but there's more we can do

We continue to have a poor understanding surrounding the access to and governance of abortion in Canada. While that lack of communication reinforces stigma, abortion is a component of health care; there is nothing criminal about it.

Canada Nova Scotia May 30, 2019