Birth Control

Ceaseless news of the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, inundations of reporting on bloodshed in Ukraine, dialogues of the deaf over climate change, the unstoppable unfurling of AI, feed a spirit of defeat about continued human existence.

A Canadian non-profit has become a major player in the drive to help women “self-administer abortion at home” through the distribution of abortion pills by mail, all below the radar of Health Canada.

With the framework of a national pharmacare program launched by the Liberal-NDP coalition, some are finding its initial focus on contraceptives a “deeply troubling” aspect of the deal.