Saanich council unanimously endorsed sending a letter to the provincial government in support of making all prescription contraception free in B.C.

AccessBC, a grassroots campaign founded in Saanich in 2017, has been garnering support for free prescription contraception and is also running a province-wide public letter campaign.

Saanich is the 31st municipality and district to endorse no-cost coverage of prescription contraception in the province. Victoria, Vancouver, Burnaby, Kimberley, Squamish, New Westminster and Cranbrook are among those also in support.

The Union of British Columbia Municipalities passed two resolutions supporting this policy at its 2020 convention and free contraception was endorsed by all three major political parties in the last provincial election.

An intrauterine device (IUD) can cost between $75 to $380, oral contraceptive pills can cost $20 per month, hormone injections as much as $180 per year and an implant can cost $350.

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No-cost prescription contraception is a good social, health and economic policy, said Saanich Coun. Ned Taylor in a release.

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