Contraceptives

• Health insurance should cover condoms, other contraceptives: White House

  Right now, health insurers must cover the cost of prescribed contraception, including prescription birth control or even condoms that doctors have issued a prescription for.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2024
  
• N.S. endometriosis patients urge province to introduce free birth control

  If passed, the federal pharmacare bill could make contraceptives free for Nova Scotians, but that will depend on if the province chooses to implement these benefits on the ground.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2024
  
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• Alberta intends to opt out of national pharmacare plan

  Alberta intends to opt out of the proposed national pharmacare plan.

  Canada

  Feb 25, 2024
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• Biden to mark 1 year since Roe overturned with order to improve birth control access

  President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday are being endorsed by Planned Parenthood Action Fund, NARAL Pro-Choice America and Emily’s List.

  U.S. News

  Jun 23, 2023
• Vernon council to consider motion on free prescription contraception

  Vernon city council will consider a motion Tuesday that, if passed, would see the city lobby the provincial government to provide free prescription contraception.

  Politics

  Oct 11, 2020
• The Pill was legalized 50 years ago, but experts say we can still improve contraceptive access

  The Pill has had a "tremendous impact" on Canadian society and the lives of women since it was legalized 50 years ago, experts say.

  Health

  Sep 26, 2019
• Canadian youth need access to free contraceptives: Canadian Paediatric Society

  The Canadian Paediatric Society says all contraceptives, including condoms, should be free to people under 25.

  Health

  May 9, 2019
• Patients stuck with extra fee when pharmacists prescribe

  While some Canadians pride themselves on the nation's health care, there are loopholes, with patients on the hook for the cost.

  Health

  Jun 5, 2018
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• Doctors who object to treatment on moral grounds must give referral: court

  A group of five doctors and three professional organizations had launched a legal challenge against a policy issued by the province's medical regulator, arguing it infringed on their right to freedom of religion and conscience under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

  Jan 31, 2018
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• Nearly half of abortions in the world are unsafe: WHO

  Worldwide, 25 million unsafe abortions occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Guttmacher Institute. Some 97 percent of those are in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

  Health

  Sep 27, 2017