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Wendy V Norman

@wvnorman.bsky.social
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Family Planning Innovation, Family Physician, Founder Contraception & Abortion Research Team (www.cart-grac@ubc.ca), Dept of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Traveling out-of-state for 1st trimester medication abortion: Experiences & perspectives of US women after Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision Anna Fiastro, Amanda Debuo Der, Lucrecia Mena-Meléndez, @wvnorman.bsky.social et al www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Elizabeth Nethery, PhD, RM @enethery.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Women’s Health: Free contraception in BC makes a difference! @drlschummers.bsky.social @sogc.org @wvnorman.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social #canada #canadasky #reprosky #contraception globalnews.ca/video/118751...
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Evidence base to inform health service configuration for abortion provision: the SACHA (Shaping Abortion for Change) multi-component study Kaye Wellings, Rebecca French, Annette Aronsson, Paula Baraitser, Sharon Cameron, @wvnorman.bsky.social et al www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/ASGW2227
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Letter to the editor: Confounding, selection bias, and reverse causation severely limit interpretation of Auger 2025 paper examining association between abortion and mental health outcomes Laura Schummers, Elizabeth Nethery, @wvnorman.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Letter to the editor: Confounding, selection bias, and reverse causation severely limit interpretation of Auger 2025 paper examining association between abortion and mental health outcomes.
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Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute @vchresearch.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Congrats to VCHRI researchers Drs. David Huntsman, Gillian Hanley & Wendy Norman on receiving $2M from CIHR’s Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention Team Grants to integrate cancer prevention into precision contraception: buff.ly/ueByijm
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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · 10/02/2026
“If you have a medication that is on prescription, then the health system will pay for it." @wvnorman.bsky.social discusses the upsides to keeping birth control prescription-only buff.ly/CO0BVX0
A close up of birth control pill packets. Credit: Shutterstock
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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
#CIHR story about the exceptional Dr Wendy Norman @wvnorman.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 @bcchresearch.bsky.social cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54468.html
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The researcher behind free birth control in British Columbia: Dr. Wendy Norman - CIHR
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Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada @abortionrightscan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Thank you to Marjorie Michel, Canada’s Minister of Health! UBC Faculty of Medicine researchers have received more than $4.3 million from the government to address barriers to abortion access for underserved populations.
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UBC researchers lead national project to strengthen access to abortion care - UBC Faculty of Medicine
UBC researchers are working with partner organizations nationwide to address barriers for underserved communities.
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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Hooray for Wendy @wvnorman.bsky.social !! @bcchresearch.bsky.social @ubcmedicine.bsky.social @whrcluster.bsky.social cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54468.html
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Redefining Abortion Access in Canada – New Brunswick as a Case Study Martha Paynter and @wvnorman.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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BCCHR ResDev (DM) @resdevbcch.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Congrats to Laura Schummers, @wvnorman.bsky.social and colleagues! @bcchresearch.bsky.social
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The role of doulas in abortion care in Canada: A qualitative study Martha Paynter, Clare Heggie, Anja McLeod, Mélina Castonguay, Melissa Fuller, @wvnorman.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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The role of doulas in abortion care in Canada: A qualitative study
Introduction Equitable and safe access to abortion is essential for reproductive autonomy. Despite decriminalization in 1988, barriers to accessing abortion in Canada persist, particularly for people...
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Pregnancy Loss Research Group @pregnancylossie.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
How integrated knowledge translation worked to ⬇️ federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation Sarah Munro, Kate Wahl, Sheila Dunn, Courtney Devane, Linda Li, @wvnorman.bsky.social implementationsciencecomms.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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How integrated knowledge translation worked to reduce federal policy barriers to the implementation of medication abortion in Canada: a realist evaluation - Implementation Science Communications
Background Initial Canadian federal regulations for the abortion pill, mifepristone, had the potential to impede safe and equitable access to this medication. To catalyze evidence-based regulatory cha...
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André Picard @picardonhealth @picardonhealth.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
B.C.’s decision to make #contraception free led to a spike in women choosing long-acting options like IUDs, which are better than the pill at preventing unwanted pregnancies, new data show, by @kellygrant1.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #ReproRights
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UBC research shows increase in birth-control use after province made contraception free
Researchers noted a significant shift to IUDs, implants and other types of long-acting birth control as soon as those products became 100 per cent publicly funded
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Adam Raymakers @araymakers.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Updated with a bunch of new folks! 🎉 #healtheconomics
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Rebecca Blaylock @rblaylock.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
I have no idea how far my reach is currently…But if there is anyone out there considering an @nihr.bsky.social doctoral fellowship, I’m very happy to share my experiences and help where I can. Please get in touch if that is you! #phd #fellowship
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