B.C.’s universal contraception coverage inspires call for funded birth control across Canada

At an estimated cost of $119-million, B.C.’s new plan taking effect April 1 will cover the cost of contraception, including birth-control pills and emergency contraception medication Plan B

British Columbia is going to fund prescription birth control, a first in Canada that reproductive health experts say should prompt the rest of the country to follow suit.

“It’s an incredible victory,” said Giuseppina Di Meglio, an associate professor of pediatrics at Montreal’s McGill University who was lead author of the Canadian Paediatric Society’s 2019 position statement calling for universal access to contraception. “We’re hoping that it serves as a role model for the rest of Canada to transition toward that.”

Ms. Doherty said people have the right to determine when or if they get pregnant – a choice that requires access to birth control. And they should be able to choose the contraception method that works best for them, not be forced into a decision based solely on cost. Ms. Thumath, also a clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia’s School of Nursing, said B.C.’s move is particularly important now, as the United States rolls back abortion access and reproductive rights.

“When I have a patient who is a corporate lawyer and has a full benefits plan, she has full control over her fertility. The patient I have who’s between jobs, she’s that person in Canada who bears the personal cost of contraception and unintended pregnancy. That is inherently unfair,” said Fiona Mattatall, a Calgary-based obstetrician and gynecologist.

Sheila Dunn, a scientist at Women’s College Research Institute in Toronto, said other provinces should follow B.C.’s lead.

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