“How to Ask for an Abortion” video Competing for IHDCYH Talks Prize

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A video developed by Kaiya Jacob and Dr. Sarah Munro of the Reproductive Choices Lab entitled How to Ask for an Abortion is part of national competition! The video, produced through the CART-Access project with funding from Health Canada, provides supportive advice for people wanting an abortion on ways to approach the conversation with their healthcare provider.

The Institute for Human Development, Child, and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Talks prize is an annual competition highlighting knowledge mobilization that improves research impact in the areas of human development, child, and youth health. First, second, and third prizes are awarded in 3 categories: Video, Infographic, and Podcast. The top prize is $3500.

Though the competition is peer-reviewed, public votes count for 10% of the submission’s final score. Voting is open until November 30, 2025. View the full list of submissions on the CIHR website and cast your vote via the link below.

The Women’s Health Research Institute would like to acknowledge that we are uninvited guests on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lo, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-waututh) Nations.

As a provincial research institute committed to improving the health outcomes of women, including those across the 2SLGBTQIA+ spectrum, we recognize our responsibility in the collective effort towards establishing culturally safe health care systems and services that address health inequities among Indigenous peoples, especially Indigenous women, girls, and Two-spirit peoples.

We encourage all people involved in research to read both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action and the In Plain Sight Report, and reflect on ways we can incorporate the recommendations into our work. As we gather in spaces together, we encourage you to reflect on your positionality on these lands and your personal commitments to reconciliation.

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