No, you do not need parental and/or partner permission to book an appointment or to have an abortion.
No, you do not need a doctor’s referral to make an appointment. You can make the appointment at your convenience and at your request.
The Toronto Abortion Clinic — and Ottawa Abortion Clinic — is licensed and funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health, and therefore your valid Ontario Health (OHIP) card fully covers you for this service. Other plans that cover this service include:
Please bring any supplementary insurance cards you may have, such as Ontario Works, O.D.S.P., Native Status, or any private insurance plan.
If you live in a province other than Ontario, your provincial health care insurance should cover you for services in your area. Currently the provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick do not honour the Canada Health Act (CHA) and do not cover services performed in facilities other than hospital under their provincial health care plans.
For out-of-province patients — women who live in one province but are seeking abortion services in another province, for whatever reason — there may be fees associated with this service, due to provincial billing guidelines.
If you do not have any health insurance, or are unsure of your coverage, please do not hesitate to contact us to discuss your options and what resources may be available to you.
Current research shows that having an abortion will not interfere or affect your ability to have children in the future. Abortions performed in a safe and competent manner with no complications have no affect or bearing on your future fertility.
There is no research, or statistical data, to support the belief that having more than one abortion will damage or affect fertility. In fact, 1st trimester abortions are very low risk procedures and have one of the lowest surgical complication rates of all surgeries performed in Canada.
Statistics Canada reports that in 1995, less than 1% of abortions in Canada resulted in any complication at all. The earlier the abortion, the lower the chance of any complication.
Yes. If you do not practice safe sex, you can absolutely get pregnant — whether you have had an abortion or not.
Your visit to our clinic is completely private and confidential; we respect your right to discreet abortion care services. We are bound by the Ontario Privacy Act and all regulations governing patient confidentiality.
If you are worried about your family physician seeing the results or medications related to an abortion, notify our admin staff and they will have forms for you to fill out that will restrict access to these records that are otherwise available to physicians.
No. Due to privacy laws only patients are allowed in the clinic.
For Surgical Procedures expect to be in the clinic for at least 2 to 3 hours.
For Advanced Stage Terminations the procedure may be spread over 2 days.
For Medical Procedures expect to be in the clinic for 1 to 2 hours.
Note that, due to the nature of health care, we cannot guarantee these wait times.
For Surgical Procedures: For your own health and safety, and the health and safety of others, it is important that you do not drive to or from the clinic — no exceptions. Nor should you drive for 24 hours after the procedure. Taking an Uber or Taxi, however, is perfectly fine.
For Medical (Pill) Procedures: You may drive to and from the clinic, without issue.
Please bring photo identification, your provincial health card, a long nightshirt or gown that falls to at least your knees and a warm pair of socks.
Please bring any supplementary insurance cards you may have, such as Ontario Works, O.D.S.P., Native Status, or any private insurance plan.
A medical pregnancy termination is non-invasive and induced by medications rather than surgery. It is available to women who are less than 10 weeks pregnant.
The first pill induces a miscarriage and the second course of medication helps expel the products of conception.
You have a minor surgery to remove the contents of your uterus.
You are sedated (but awake) with I.V. medications, the doctor inserts a speculum, dilates your cervical canal, and then evacuates the uterus and vacuums out the contents.
You then recover on the premises.
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infections in Canada, and most women don’t know they have either, since they usually don’t cause any symptoms.
If you have bacteriuria — the presence of bacteria in the urine — it is possible that the bacteria can spread into your vagina or cervix during a medical termination of pregnancy, then travel up higher into your pelvis; this can cause serious immediate health problems, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (a severe infection), and future health problems, such as infertility and ectopic pregnancy.