Sarah Grochowski
Oct 07, 2021
Reproductive choice advocates in B.C. say Texas, which has imposed a near-total ban on abortion, is hardly alone in limiting access to abortions.
“There is a disparity of abortion access for women in British Columbia as well,” said Michelle Fortin, director of the Vancouver-based non-profit Options for Sexual Health. “Contraception isn’t yet free.”
The number of clinics offering access to needed medication without physical appointments has tripled.
Moira Wyton, Today | TheTyee.ca
July 2, 2020
Two clinics that began offering online abortion services during the pandemic are seeing a surge in patients, highlighting the lack of reproductive health services available for patients outside the Lower Mainland.
Before the pandemic hit, the Willow Clinic in Vancouver was the only place in B.C. offering abortion services without requiring an in-person visit.
But the pandemic encouraged Vancouver’s Elizabeth Bagshaw Clinic and sister clinic Everywoman’s Health Centre to move ahead more quickly with plans to offer the service, tripling the number of clinics patients can choose from to obtain the required medication.
Continued: https://thetyee.ca/News/2020/07/02/BC-Online-Abortion-Services/
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