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Greg Carr wrote in
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> VICTORIA — The B.C. government has announced it will pay for the
> so-called abortion pill starting Jan. 15, becoming the sixth province
> to provide free access to the drug.
>
> Mifegymiso, also known at RU-486, can be used to terminate a pregnancy
> in the first nine weeks, the government said in a news release
> Tuesday.
>
> It said the current cost of the drug is $300, and removing the cost
> will ensure women can access a safe, legal option to end a pregnancy.
>
> Patients wanting a prescription must visit a doctor or nurse
> practitioner to get an ultrasound to confirm the pregnancy is not
> ectopic, or outside the uterus.
>
> The province said health-care professionals who will prescribe
> Mifegymiso and pharmacists who will dispense it are encouraged to
> complete an education program about the drug.
>
>
> Health Canada approved Mifegymiso in 2015, and it’s the brand name for
> a combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, which are
> taken separately to prompt an abortion.
>
> New Brunswick was the first province to provide universal access to
> the pill last July, and Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia have
> also made it accessible for free.
>
> Darrah Teitel, spokeswoman for the group Action Canada for Sexual
> Health and Rights, said coverage of the pill means more equitable
> access to abortion in rural and remote parts of Canada where surgical
> options don’t exist.
>
> Teitel said that while the abortion pill is available throughout the
> country, the cost can exceed $400.
>
> “With cost coverage, we also urge the provinces to do a lot of work in
> terms of spreading awareness, not only to pharmacists but also to
> health practitioners and to the public at large to let them know that
> this pill is available,” she said.
>
> However, Stephanie Fennelly, spokeswoman for the Edmonton-based
> Wilberforce Project, which opposes abortion, said the drug shouldn’t
> be promoted in rural areas, where women need better health care in
> general.
>
> Fennelly called the drug dangerous, noting a Quebec woman died from
> taking it during a medical study in 2001. She said several women in
> the United States have also died.
>
> “What we see in Alberta is that this drug is highly promoted to women
> in rural areas and we see a real health risk there because we’re
> promoting a drug that killed a woman under medical supervision and
> we’re offering it to people who are the furthest from medical
> supervision,” she said.
>
> Women in crisis pregnancies need financial resources and help
> parenting, Fennelly said.
>
> “A lot of people are selecting abortion not because it’s their first
> choice, but their last resort,” Fennelly said. “I think that Canadian
> women, and B.C. women, could have a full spectrum of options that
> aren’t a health risk.”
>
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>
> http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/b-c-latest-province-to-pay-for-
> abortion-pill-that-currently-costs-300
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> ========= Abortion except for the life of the mother or in cases of
> rape and incest should be illegal. The punishment should be death for
> the one getting the abortion and those providing it. Too bad in Canada
> all the 5 major parties are pro-abortion although some individual MP's
> are not but they either are whipped into voting with there party or
> abstain.
>
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Wonderful. If only the U.S. were as advanced as Canada.
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