Rose Clinic - Reproductive Health Work - Recognition

CLAUDIA CHENDER « » : I rise today to recognize the QEII's ROSE Clinic. This past September, the ROSE Clinic officially changed its name from the Women's Choice Clinic to the Reproductive Options and Services Clinic to reflect the inclusivity for all patients who need care. Besides providing safe abortion care, the clinic offers other important reproductive care services such as free birth control to anyone who needs it.

Birth control has been provided to the community with the financial support of donors, the QEII Foundation, and the provincial government until recently, when those funds ran dry. IUDs and contraceptive implants cost approximately $400 each, a serious burden in this affordability crisis.

While the federal NDP were able to secure free birth control, this will take some time. Until then, we ask that this government step in to continue to provide this critical funding. We continue to call for free birth control for all Nova Scotians and to applaud the amazing work of the ROSE Clinic.