"The coverage was to be for birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies, but B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said oral contraceptives are already covered under a provincial program, so that share will be used to cover hormone therapy for women.
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'We are taking that money, the between $30 and $40 million in B.C., that will come from the federal government for contraception, and applying it to something else, to make something else free at point-of-purchase, free for British Columbia women', Dix said."
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My partner Penelope and I moved to British Columbia from California recently and are continuously blown away by Canadian society. During our research we found many instances of Canadian society reflecting kindness and mutual support. This legislation is an example. Free contraceptives. OMG!
Many Canadians are unaware that thousands of American women have no health insurance and trying to have a family is costly.
Many pregnant women don't receive prenatal care and when admitted to the hospital for birth they are often treated poorly because they have no insurance.
Canadians, please be grateful for your culture.