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The Pro-Choice Action Network was formed in 1987 to secure safe, fully funded, high quality abortion services for women. (Formerly known as the BC Coalition for Abortion Clinics, our group changed its name in 1998.) Pro-CAN is the longest-established and largest pro-choice organization in BC. We have close working ties with the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, (ARCC-CDAC), Canada's national pro-choice group. Back in 1987, the labour movement, women's health groups, the United Church, student groups, health care professionals, and many other groups and individuals supported our initiative in opening Everywoman's Health Centre in November, 1988. At the time, it was illegal for free-standing clinics to offer abortion services.