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BC becomes the first province to offer free prescription contraception to all residents
Peak Web March 14, 2023By: Aditi Dwivedi, News Writer On February 28, the BC government released the provincial budget for the upcoming year and announced its commitment to make prescription contraception free for all people who menstruate starting April 1, 2023. The current program is a pilot program — it will last for three years, and may be renewed in the future. Katrine Conroy, the minister of finance, allocated $119 million to the program for the course of three years. The program will fully cover contraception options including oral hormone pills, contraceptive injections, copper or hormonal intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUD), subdermal implants, and Plan…
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Birth Control: The good, the bad, and the hormonal
EIC November 14, 2016What is birth control? The most commonly discussed form of birth control is the male condom. Male condoms are a thin sheath of material, typically latex, that slides over the penis to prevent sperm from reaching the vagina. Close behind…
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