One of four abortion providers in Vancouver shuts doors, cites funding concerns

Author Sharlene Gandhi

At the end of June, one of only four abortion service providers in the city of Vancouver closed its doors permanently. 

The Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic announced the closure in March 2025, stating at the time that there was uncertainty linked to Vancouver Coastal Health’s plan to consolidate reproductive health services. 

In this new model, the Elizabeth Bagshaw clinic would have merged with two other clinics, the Everywoman’s Health Centre and Willow Reproductive Health Services. 

When announcing the closure, the board also cited a lack of long-term funding as a significant challenge. 

In a statement following the closure, the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada highlighted that the clinic was opened shortly after abortion was decriminalized in the country. 

Locals in the city also launched an online petition to prevent the clinic’s shutdown, which has amassed more than 2,700 signatures. 

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  • Sharlene Gandhi is the Future of Good editorial fellow on digital transformation.

    Sharlene has been reporting on responsible business, environmental sustainability and technology in the UK and Canada since 2018. She has worked with various organizations during this time, including the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University, AIGA Eye on Design, Social Enterprise UK and Nature is a Human Right. Sharlene moved to Toronto in early 2023 to join the Future of Good team, where she has been reporting at the intersections of technology, data and social purpose work. Her reporting has spanned several subject areas, including AI policy, cybersecurity, ethical data collection, and technology partnerships between the private, public and third sectors.

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