
I am a mother of four great people.
I am also an elected woman in civic government.
I have had an abortion.
We are Arts4Choice. We are artists and activists who firmly believe that every woman should have the right to a timely abortion on demand, no questions asked. We also believe that no woman should be made to feel fearful or ashamed for having exercised her right to reproductive freedom.
We want people to see the real faces of reproductive choice in Canada. We want to show Canadians that women who have had abortions are their mothers, sisters, neighbours and friends.
Our current project involves taking documentary portraits of Canadian women who have had abortions--women young and old, of different backgrounds, language groups, cultures and geographic locations. These portraits form a traveling exhibit that has been shown across the country and in the United States. Our hope is that this exhibit will become a book that women will be able to see and read in clinics and women’s centres across the country.
Issues of fear , intimidation and shame continue to surround the question of abortion as do the perrennial problems of access and funding. Let's keep the right of all women to safe, accessible abortions in the public eye. Let's talk about women's real experiences.
Kathryn Palmateer is a Toronto based photographer, activist and co-founder of Arts4Choice. Her work is currently focused on exploring women’s stories and reproductive lives. She is working on a series of portraits of midwives, as well as continuing the Arts4Choice project. She also shoots a lot of maternity and breastfeeding portraiture. She lives in Toronto with the two loves of her life, Shawn and Beatrice.
Martha Solomon is a trained historian with a keen interest in women's life experiences. She has an MA in Women’s Studies and History from the University of Toronto. She has worked as a professor at Sheridan College and more recently as the Assistant Status of Women officer at the University of Toronto. She is also a documentary filmmaker whose film about pro-choice activists was screened at the Arts4Choice 'Choice Out Loud' event.

I am a mother of four great people.
I am also an elected woman in civic government.
I have had an abortion.
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