Ontario signals support for NDP motion for free birth control

Ontario women could soon receive free prescription contraception from the provincial government.

Marit Stiles wants OHIP to be expanded to cover these prescriptions and devices.

She says it is long overdue and would ensure that everyone who needs it has full access to reproductive planning.

“This is a truly non-partisan and common-sense way to ensure that everyone who needs it has full access to reproductive planning and choices,” said Stiles.

I look forward to Health Minister @SylviaJonesMPP supporting the Ontario NDP’s motion next week for UNIVERSAL access to birth control in Ontario.

Let’s follow BC & Manitoba’s leads here.

Free contraception is non-partisan.#ONpoli #ONhealth https://t.co/N41q24vyHp

— Marit Stiles (@MaritStiles) November 23, 2023

British Columbia has a universal contraception plan and Manitoba announced earlier this week it will do the same.

A spokesperson for Health Minister Silvia Jones told CHCH News that their government supports access to free, publicly funded contraceptives through the Ontario Drug Benefit Program and OHIP.

The NDP motion will be debated in the legislature on Nov. 29.