Saturday October 5, 2024 | VERNON, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
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A re-elected BC NDP government would expand the role of midwives, as announced today by Premier David Eby during a campaign event in Vernon, BC.
Midwives can provide the full range of treatment for medical abortions and carry out IUD insertions, as outlined by Eby. He says this is high-quality care to women when they need it, in the communities where they live.
He says this is aligned with the current policy for providing free contraceptive prescriptions through pharmacies.
In some rural communities a midwife is the only health-care professional available, it was pointed out today by a midwife who joined the premier’s media announcement.
This expansion of duties will also allow for STI testing and provision of care for sexual assaults, said Eby today.
Election context:
Promises made during an election campaign of course require the incumbent government to be re-elected in order to bring forth action on those promises.
Eby today said that the primary opposition to the BC NDP — which is the Conservative Party of BC — leans toward budget cuts. Eby also pointed out that the BC Conservatives have some anti-choice candidates which “could put access to reproductive health-care at risk”.
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