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Canada to make diabetes medications and contraceptives free, including morning-after pill

by Lorraine Carpenter

Canada’s Pharmacare Act is now law.

With the passing of the Pharmacare Act into law after it received Royal Assent last week, contraceptives, the morning-after pill and diabetes drugs will soon be available for free across Canada. Universal access to contraceptives for women, as well as diabetes medications, is part of the first phase of the National Pharmacare Program.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau previously announced details of the plan to make these contraceptives and medications free in Canada, reaffirming that his government and the Liberal party “are proudly pro-choice, and always will be.”

Canada to make diabetes medications and contraceptives free, including morning-after pill

The Canadian government previously moved to relieve the cost of women’s products by making tampons and pads free in all federally regulated buildings.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following the closure of the alt weekly newspaper the Mirror, where she worked as a writer and editor for 12 years. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal and maintaining an independent voice in the Canadian media landscape.