Dr. Ainsley Elizabeth Moore

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To those that knew her, Dr. Ainsley Elizabeth Moore was a partner, a guiding compass, a mentor, a provider, a caregiver, our colleague, our doctor, our most cherished friend, and she was our family. 

Dr. Moore grew up during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s; a time of great social upheaval marked by powerful cultural shifts that championed civil and women’s rights. This environment left an indelible impression and helped mold Dr. Ainsley Moore into a formidable force on issues of gender and racial equality.

Her petite stature belied an authoritative force on issues of gender and racial equality, in the medical field and beyond. She was a champion for friends and family, a champion for colleagues and peers, and most importantly, a champion for the exploited and marginalized.

Her advocacy was not channeled through hashtags on social media, but was demonstrated through her teaching as an Associate Clinical Professor and Researcher of Medicine at McMaster University, her leadership as Vice Chair and later Chair-Elect of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, her work as a practitioner and proprietor of Canada’s largest independent women’s clinics — including Mississauga Women’s Clinic, Hamilton Women's Clinic, and the Canadian Women's Clinic — and through an extensive record of published, peer-reviewed journal articles. She was deeply committed to women’s health, elderly care, and advancing primary preventive health care — passions that consistently shaped her professional pursuits. 

She was awarded for her clinical and teaching excellence from the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Professional Association of Interns and Residents of Ontario. Examples of her work can be found in Canadian Family Physician, The Canadian Medical Association Journal and The Canadian Geriatrics Journal.

In a fitting tribute to her legacy, the DRAEM Foundation will champion reproductive freedom, and provide financially-disadvantaged women stigma-free financial support — because access to abortion should not be determined by who you are, or how much money you earn; it is a medical service that should be accessible to all.