Bay Centre for Birth Control at Women’s College Hospital

Dates of significance in the history of the Bay Centre for Birth Control.

Duration: 1:11 minutes.

[Uplifting music plays. Pink background with a white timeline and an entry in white text that reads 1969 Birth Control was legalized in Canada. Camera pans to the right to a black and white photo of the exterior of the Bay Centre for Birth Control. An entry on the continued timeline in white text reads 1973 Women’s College Hospital opens Bay Centre for Birth Control. A slideshow of images begins with the cover of an orange book that reads Outreach for Family Planning, followed by a nametag that reads Dr. Marion Powell, a colourful collage of birth control methods, two black and white images of sex education counsellors, a black and white group photo of staff members, two black and white images of birth control education booths, a colour group photo of staff members, a collage of Bay Centre for Birth Control patient brochures, a modern image of a nurse with a patient in an examining room. Female narrator speaks.] For 140 years Women's College Hospital has been identifying and addressing gaps in healthcare for women. The Bay Centre for Birth Control opened its doors in 1973 and has been providing comprehensive and inclusive sexual health care services for people of all genders ever since. [A slideshow of images of healthcare publications on sexual orientation, privacy, and patient safety, followed by an image of a nurse comforting a patient, and various Pride outreach activities. Female narrator continues to speak.] Reproductive rights continue to be a health equity issue and the Bay Centre at Women's continues their work today and into the future. [An image of an older woman with a pink tint above a quote written in white text that reads Women need control over their own reproductive health needs. It’s that simple. – Dr. Sheila Dunn, Director, Bay Centre for Birth Control, 1993-2006. Camera pans to the right to show a pink background with a white timeline and an entry in white text that reads June 2022 U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, ending U.S. constitutional protections for abortion rights. The camera pans to the right to show flashing images of young women smiling. Another entry on the timeline appears in white text that reads At WCH, we remain steadfast in our work and will remain committed to our pursuit of a more equitable world. – Women’s College Hospital in response to Roe v. Wade decision. Followed by another entry on the timeline in white text that reads 2024 Bay Centre for Birth Control is the most searched destination on our website.]