Policy action is critical as Canada recognizes FASD Awareness Month

Advocates, medical experts, and those with lived experiences have for decades been calling on the federal government to take a leadership role.

Health Minister Mark Holland. Bill S-253 lays the foundation for the development of a comprehensive national framework to support individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, write Audrey McFarlane and ISG Senator Mohamed-Iqbal Ravalia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY AUDREY MCFARLANE, ISG SENATOR MOHAMED-IQBAL RAVALIA

September 23, 2024

Canada marks Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month throughout September to bring attention to the critical women’s health and public health issue of alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

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