The Access Line is a 7-day a week toll-free, confidential phone and text line. It is available for questions about sexual health, pregnancy options, abortion, and safer sex. We provide information and make referrals to sexual health providers.
Call, Text, or Email
Call 1-888-642-2725 during the hours of 9:00AM and 9:00PM EST. After hours, voicemails can be left and will be returned the following day. Please note that response times may be longer on weekends due to limited volunteer coverage.
Prefer texting? Text 613-800-6757
You can also email us at access@actioncanadashr.org
Emails are answered Monday to Friday between 9:00AM and 5:00PM EST
Pregnancy Options and Post-Abortion Counselling
Seeking information or support around a pregnancy decision or outcome?
You can call or text our Access Line to connect with one of our peer support staff or volunteers and discuss your thoughts, feelings and next steps around all of your pregnancy options - abortion, adoption, and parenting. The choice is yours, and we’re here to support you however we can – by providing information, referrals, and a compassionate unbiased ear to hear you out and talk things through.
Are my calls / texts confidential?
Yes! Everything you share with us is completely confidential. If you have an unblocked phone number, we will be able to see your phone number when you call or text us. This information is not recorded. We will only return phone calls from voicemails that include explicit permission for us to call back.
Who are we?
Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights is a national organization working to advance and uphold sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada and globally. Action Canada works to increase fair and equitable access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, educating governmental and non-governmental actors and supporting movements to advance a broad and intersectional sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda.
On our Access Line, we provide sexual health information and connect people to the services they need, including abortion services.
Our Access Line team is made up of staff members and trained volunteer members who are here to provide you with compassionate and non-judgmental support.
Access Line staff & volunteers offer peer-based support around sexual and reproductive health issues but cannot provide medical recommendations or fill the role of a licensed healthcare provider or mental health specialist. If you are experiencing a mental health emergency or having thoughts of hurting yourself, please reach out to Talk Suicide Canada by calling 1-833-456-4566, or sending a text message to 45645.