Contraceptives will soon become free for women in Canada as part of first phase of the National Pharmacare Program.

Contraceptives will soon become free for women in Canada as part of first phase of the National Pharmacare Program.

  • ElJefe@lemm.ee
    38·
    9 months ago

    This is great and all. But it’d be even better if there were more awareness campaigns on male contraceptive options and a bigger push for the male birth control pill.

    • Lem Jukes@lemm.ee
      20·
      9 months ago

      On the one hand, sure, on the other hand, female contraceptives are not only useful for stopping pregnancy and are much more valuable and varied in their applications as a medicine than a pill that makes your swimmers drown.

      • ElJefe@lemm.ee
        5·
        9 months ago

        much more valuable and varied in their applications as a medicine

        You know why these “much more valuable applications” are known? The pill for women has been around for so long that doctors and medical researchers have been able to observe and test it. We’ve yet to see what other potentially valuable medical applications a male birth control pill can have. While your argument doesn’t deny the support for male bc, it very much seems to support the idea that women should still carry most of the burden and responsibility of bc, and all the side effects that come with using whichever method.

    • accideath@lemmy.world
      18·
      9 months ago

      I mean, free condoms wouldn’t be that bad of an idea, not everybody can take the pill. But didn’t all male contraceptive pills so far fail trials? Not sure if it’s even still worked on…

  • Simon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    3·
    9 months ago

    Okay, so what about Plan B? $40 for a single use pill is beyond absurd. That’s a week of meals for some people because they had sex.