NDP calls on Nova Scotia government to make prescription birth control free Social Sharing
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On Tuesday, British Columbia became the first Canadian province to announce it will make prescription contraception free to all residents.
"We believe Nova Scotians should have the exact same access," said NDP Leader Claudia Chender. "We have a bill on the order paper right now that would do the exact same thing here."
That bill was introduced last year. Chender said seeing the B.C. government table it in their provincial budget proves that it can, and should, be done in Nova Scotia.
"The reality is B.C. has provided us with a path to show that it's possible," said Chender. "Every upstream intervention in health care is welcome and it will help ease the pressures on the system downstream."
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