{"id":833,"date":"2025-04-24T15:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/?post_type=csat-story-chapter&#038;p=833"},"modified":"2025-11-07T09:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:22:23","slug":"a-brief-history-of-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"csat-story-chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/story\/a-brief-history-of-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"csat-block wp-block-csat-blocks-timeline no-horizontal-slides\"\n\t     data-slides=\"[[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-timeline-slide&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;nextSlideDirection&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-rich-text&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;hasParent&quot;:true},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/heading&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;placeholder&quot;:&quot;Heading (optional)&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h2&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h2&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;Before we look at Dr. Marion Powell\\u2019s contributions to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), it is important to examine her achievements in the context of Canadian history. &lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;Before we look at Dr. Marion Powell\\u2019s contributions to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), it is important to examine her achievements in the context of Canadian history. &lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;This timeline outlines key SRHR events in Canada, highlighting significant milestones, influential figures, and changes in health services and laws.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;This timeline outlines key SRHR events in Canada, highlighting significant milestones, influential figures, and changes in health services and laws.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\\&quot;&gt;\\n\\n\\n\\n&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}],[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-timeline-slide&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;slideDate1&quot;:&quot;1880s&quot;,&quot;nextSlideDirection&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-media-element&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;mediaElementId&quot;:2551,&quot;hasParent&quot;:true,&quot;layoutWidth&quot;:&quot;contained&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-rich-text&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;hasParent&quot;:true},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/heading&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;placeholder&quot;:&quot;Heading (optional)&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h2&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h2&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1883&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Woman&#039;s Medical College opens. 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The government cannot discriminate against individuals based on their gender identity or expression.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1997&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Dr. Marion Powell dies on December 21.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1997&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Dr. Marion Powell dies on December 21.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1999&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Plan B is the first product approved by Health Canada as emergency contraception.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1999&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Plan B is the first product approved by Health Canada as emergency contraception.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\\&quot;&gt;\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}],[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-timeline-slide&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;slideDate1&quot;:&quot;1990s&quot;,&quot;nextSlideDirection&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-media-element&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;mediaElementId&quot;:148,&quot;hasParent&quot;:true,&quot;layoutWidth&quot;:&quot;contained&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}],[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-timeline-slide&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;slideDate1&quot;:&quot;2000s&quot;,&quot;nextSlideDirection&quot;:&quot;vertical&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;csat-blocks\\\/block-rich-text&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;hasParent&quot;:true},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/heading&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;placeholder&quot;:&quot;Heading (optional)&quot;},&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h2&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;h2 class=\\&quot;wp-block-heading\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/h2&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2005&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Canada.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2005&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Canada.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2008&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Plan B is approved to be sold over the counter in drug stores.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2008&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - Plan B is approved to be sold over the counter in drug stores.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2015&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - A medical abortion drug is approved by Health Canada.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2015&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - A medical abortion drug is approved by Health Canada.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2024&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - With the passing of Bill C-64, An Act Respecting Pharmacare, into law, Canada now has universal access to contraception.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2024&lt;\\\/strong&gt; - With the passing of Bill C-64, An Act Respecting Pharmacare, into law, Canada now has universal access to contraception.&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]},{&quot;blockName&quot;:&quot;core\\\/paragraph&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:[],&quot;innerBlocks&quot;:[],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;\\\/p&gt;\\n&quot;]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\\&quot;&gt;\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n\\n&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-rich-text\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;\\n\\n&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}],&quot;innerHTML&quot;:&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;,&quot;innerContent&quot;:[&quot;\\n&lt;div class=\\&quot;wp-block-csat-blocks-block-timeline-slide\\&quot;&gt;&quot;,null,&quot;&lt;\\\/div&gt;\\n&quot;]}]]\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p>Before we look at Dr. Marion Powell\u2019s contributions to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), it is important to examine her achievements in the context of Canadian history. <\/p>\n \n<p>This timeline outlines key SRHR events in Canada, highlighting significant milestones, influential figures, and changes in health services and laws.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_1_global_2_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1880s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1500\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2551\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/sketch-of-womans-medical-college\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2551\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1062\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black and white illustration of a stone building constructed in a Gothic architectural style, characterized by its pointed arches and ornate detailing. Typed text at bottom reads WOMAN&#039;S MEDICAL COLLEGE, TORONTO.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-565x400.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-325x230.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00001-sketch-of-womans-medical-college-291-sumach-street-1892-749x530.jpg 749w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Sketch of Woman&rsquo;s Medical College, 1892.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1883<\/strong> &#8211; Woman&rsquo;s Medical College opens. It was Toronto&rsquo;s first medical school for women. Many of its students went on to become pioneers in the family planning movement in Canada, including Dr. Rowena Hume and Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw who helped to establish Canada&rsquo;s first birth control clinic.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_2_global_3_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1890s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"5120\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-492\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/section-179-of-the-1892-criminal-code-of-canada\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"492\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"5120\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Legal excerpt about publishing obscene matter typewritten on white paper.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-scaled.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-1536x432.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-2048x575.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-500x141.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-1423x400.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-460x129.jpg 460w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/1892-canada-criminal-code-2-1886x530.jpg 1886w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5120px) 100vw, 5120px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Section 179 of the Criminal Code of Canada, 1892.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1892<\/strong> \u2013 Canada\u2019s first Criminal Code prohibits the sale, distribution, and advertisement of contraception and makes abortion illegal.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_3_global_4_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1920s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1923<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is born on April 19.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1923<\/strong> &#8211; American birth control activist, Margaret Sanger speaks in favour of contraception at a meeting organized by the Vancouver branch of the Women\u2019s International League for Peace and Freedom.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_4_global_5_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1920s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2295\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-2563\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/women-fundraising-for-womens-college-hospital\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"2563\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2295\" height=\"1850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black and white photograph shows a group of approximately 25 women posing in front of a brick building with a porch. The women are dressed in 1920s fashion, wearing coats and cloche hats.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1.jpg 2295w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-1024x825.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-768x619.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-1536x1238.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-2048x1651.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-500x403.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-496x400.jpg 496w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-285x230.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/05\/l-00977-volunteer-canvassers-1-657x530.jpg 657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2295px) 100vw, 2295px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Volunteers outside of Women&rsquo;s College Hospital, 1925.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_5_global_6_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1930s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1930<\/strong> &#8211; The Parents\u2019 Information Bureau is founded by A.R. Kaufman in Kitchener, Ontario. It is Canada\u2019s first birth control information centre.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1932<\/strong> &#8211; The Birth Control Society of Hamilton opens Canada\u2019s first birth control clinic. Located in Hamilton, Ontario, the clinic is under the medical direction of Dr. Elizabeth Bagshaw.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1934<\/strong> &#8211; The Winnipeg Birth Control Society is founded.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1936<\/strong> &#8211; Dorothea Palmer is arrested and charged with distributing birth control information in violation of Canada&rsquo;s Criminal Code. She is found not guilty.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_6_global_7_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1930s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1982\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-1063\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/medical-staff-of-womens-college-hospital\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"1063\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1982\" height=\"1747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Six women in early 20th-century formal attire, seated and standing in a room with ornate chairs and a chandelier.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935.jpg 1982w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-1024x903.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-768x677.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-1536x1354.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-500x441.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-454x400.jpg 454w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-261x230.jpg 261w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/03\/l-00866-wch-medical-staff-1935-601x530.jpg 601w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1982px) 100vw, 1982px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Medical staff of Women&rsquo;s College Hospital, 1935.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_7_global_8_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1940s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1946<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell graduates from the University of Toronto\u2019s Faculty of Medicine.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1948<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell completes a senior medical residency at Women&rsquo;s College Hospital in obstetrics and gynecology.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1948<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell operates a general practice in Timmins, Ontario. She is the community\u2019s only female physician.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_8_global_9_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1940s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"677\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-512\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/graduation-portrait-of-dr-marion-powell\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"512\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1021\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Black-and-white portrait of a woman with short, wavy hair in formal attire.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1-500x754.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1-265x400.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1-153x230.jpg 153w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/g-2979-fc-1-351x530.jpg 351w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Graduation portrait of Dr. Marion Powell, University of Toronto&rsquo;s Faculty of Medicine, 1946.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_9_global_10_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1950s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1952<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell works at the Yodogawa Christian Hospital in Osaka, Japan, while her husband completes missionary work for the Presbyterian Church of Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1955<\/strong> &#8211; Service for the Regulation of Natality (SERENA) is started by Gilles and Rita Breault in Quebec. This natural family planning movement follows the accepted teachings of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_10_global_11_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1950s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2560\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-37\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/dr-marion-hilliard-wearing-a-special-party-hat\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"37\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A profile view of an older woman wearing a colourful headpiece with various methods of birth control attached against a blue background.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-2048x1302.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-500x318.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-629x400.jpg 629w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-362x230.jpg 362w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-03081-3000x1907-1-834x530.jpg 834w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Dr. Marion Hilliard wearing a special party hat made of contraceptives, December 1956.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_11_global_12_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1960s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1960<\/strong> &#8211; The birth control pill is officially on the market in Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1961<\/strong> &#8211; Barbara and George Cadbury organize a meeting for people concerned with the current birth control laws in Canada. The group would become Planned Parenthood Toronto.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1961<\/strong> &#8211; The Society for Population Planning in British Columbia is founded.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1962<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell completes a diploma in Public Health at the University of Toronto. She is named Peel County\u2019s first female Medical Officer of Health.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_12_global_13_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1960s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1964<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is named Associate Medical Officer of Health of Scarborough, Ontario.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1966<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell helps launch Canada\u2019s first municipally funded birth control clinic in Scarborough.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1968<\/strong> &#8211; \u00ab\u00a0The Birth Control Handbook\u00a0\u00bb is published by McGill students and distributed to university campuses across Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1969<\/strong> &#8211; The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968\u20131969 was passed into law. It decriminalizes contraception and homosexuality, and revises abortion laws in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_13_global_14_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1960s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"1960\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-714\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/cover-of-current-status-of-family-planning-in-canada-report\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"714\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1960\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Yellow cover page of a staples report titled &quot;Current Status of Family Planning in Canada,&quot; dated September 1971. Near the bottom, there is a Canadian flag logo and text in both English and French, stating Health and Welfare Canada.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-scaled.jpg 1960w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-1176x1536.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-1568x2048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-500x653.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-306x400.jpg 306w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-176x230.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/pow-5-2-002-406x530.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1960px) 100vw, 1960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">\u00ab\u00a0Current Status of Family Planning in Canada\u00a0\u00bb, September 1971.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_14_global_15_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1970s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1971<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is named Medical Officer of Health of Scarborough. She is the first woman to hold this role in Metro Toronto and is instrumental in setting up family planning units.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1971<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell helps to develop a sex education curriculum for the Ontario Ministry of Education.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1972<\/strong> &#8211; The Family Planning Division is established within the Department of National Health and Welfare.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1972<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is elected President of Planned Parenthood Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_15_global_16_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1970s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1972<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell joins the staff of Women\u2019s College Hospital.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1972<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is named Head of the newly formed Population Studies Unit at the University of Toronto\u2019s School of Hygiene (Public Health).<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1973<\/strong> &#8211; Women\u2019s College Hospital opens the Bay Centre for Birth Control. It is Toronto\u2019s first hospital-supported walk-in birth control clinic. Dr. Marion Powell begins working at the clinic.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1973<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is named co-author of \u00ab\u00a0Youth Clinic,\u00a0\u00bb published in the <em>Toronto Star<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_16_global_17_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1970s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1974<\/strong> &#8211; The Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL) is founded. It is Canada\u2019s first national group promoting abortion rights.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1975<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is appointed to the Committee on the Operation of the Abortion Law by the Privy Council of the Government of Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1977<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Report of the Committee on the Operation of the Abortion Law<\/em> is released. <\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1978<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is elected President of Planned Parenthood Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_17_global_18_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1970s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2380\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-116\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/patient-education-at-the-bay-centre-for-birth-control-2\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"116\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2380\" height=\"1650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Two women engaged in discussion while seated at a desk in an office. One woman is holding a clear medical model.\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196.jpg 2380w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-1024x710.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-1536x1065.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-2048x1420.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-500x347.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-577x400.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-332x230.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00652-scaled-e1749069476196-764x530.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2380px) 100vw, 2380px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Patient education at the Bay Centre for Birth Control, 1977.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_18_global_19_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1980s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1981<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is appointed director of the Bay Centre for Birth Control.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1984<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is awarded the Y.W.C.A. Women of Distinction Award for Health and Education.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1985<\/strong> &#8211; The Canadian Human Rights Act establishes the constitutional right to equality. The government cannot discriminate against individuals based on sex and sexual orientation.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1986<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Health to review access to therapeutic abortion services in Ontario.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_19_global_20_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1980s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1987<\/strong> &#8211; <em>Report on Therapeutic Abortion Services in Ontario<\/em> is released. <\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1988<\/strong> &#8211; In the case of R. v. Morgentaler, the Supreme Court of Canada rules that the parts of the Criminal Code relating to abortion are unconstitutional. This decision decriminalizes abortion in Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1988<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is awarded the Persons Award for improving the status of women in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_20_global_21_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1980s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2432\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-120\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/birth-control-week-display-at-womens-college-hospital\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"120\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2432\" height=\"1685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A woman is standing behind a table, smiling at the camera. The table is covered with various informational materials and items. There are signs on the table and on the wall that read Reproductive Health and Birth Control. \" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707.jpg 2432w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-768x532.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-2048x1419.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-500x346.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-577x400.jpg 577w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-332x230.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-00828-scaled-e1748482687707-765x530.jpg 765w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2432px) 100vw, 2432px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">A nursing student running a birth control information booth at Women&rsquo;s College Hospital, 1984.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_21_global_22_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1990s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>1990<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is appointed to the Order of Canada for her role as a pioneer in the family planning movement.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1994<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell is awarded the Gardiner Award in recognition of contributions to the development and well-being of Toronto.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1996<\/strong> &#8211;<em> <\/em>The Canadian Human Rights Act is amended. The government cannot discriminate against individuals based on their gender identity or expression.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1997<\/strong> &#8211; Dr. Marion Powell dies on December 21.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>1999<\/strong> &#8211; Plan B is the first product approved by Health Canada as emergency contraception.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-media-element global-slide_odd vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_22_global_23_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">1990s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-csat-media-element fit-image-figure has-parent\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<figure class=\"media-element image-container\" data-image-width=\"2487\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"image-frame launch-media-modal media-thumbnail type-image media-element-148\"\n\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/en\/gallery\/portrait-of-dr-marion-powell\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   data-media-element=\"148\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">D\u00e9tails de l&rsquo;image &mdash;  <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2487\" height=\"1754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"An older woman with short, light-colored hair, smiling at the camera. She is wearing a dark jacket over a collared shirt. She is positioned in front of a brick wall that forms a curved bench-like structure. \" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950.jpg 2487w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-1024x722.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-1536x1083.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-2048x1444.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-500x353.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-567x400.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-326x230.jpg 326w, https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2025\/02\/l-01197-scaled-e1748450643950-751x530.jpg 751w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2487px) 100vw, 2487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"image-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-container\">Portrait of Dr. Marion Powell, 1988.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vertical-section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-slide next-slide_vertical contains_csat-blocks-block-rich-text global-slide_even vertical-slide \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-pattern=\"TTLRBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-svg-mobile-pattern=\"TTRLBB\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-is-first-horizontal=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal=\"left\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-horizontal-mobile=\"right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-previous-vertical=\"top\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     data-group-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date-block group_23_global_24_inner_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"day date-block-line-1\">2000s<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"month date-block-line-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"year date-block-line-3\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n \n<p><strong>2005<\/strong> &#8211; Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2008<\/strong> &#8211; Plan B is approved to be sold over the counter in drug stores.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2015<\/strong> &#8211; A medical abortion drug is approved by Health Canada.<\/p>\n \n<p><strong>2024<\/strong> &#8211; With the passing of Bill C-64, An Act Respecting Pharmacare, into law, Canada now has universal access to contraception.<\/p>\n \n<p><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- vertical-section -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":2588,"template":"","class_list":["post-833","csat-story-chapter","type-csat-story-chapter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":833,"fr":3327},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/csat-story-chapter"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4051,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/csat-story-chapter\/833\/revisions\/4051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.histoiresdecheznous.ca\/v3\/dr-marion-powell-canada-birth-control_regulation-des-naissances\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}