UM Todaybirth control – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Winnipeg Free Press: Free birth control ‘right thing to do’ Province officially announces program, which rolls out Oct. 1 https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-free-birth-control-right-thing-to-do-province-officially-announces-program-which-rolls-out-oct-1/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/winnipeg-free-press-free-birth-control-right-thing-to-do-province-officially-announces-program-which-rolls-out-oct-1/#respond Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:10:49 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=202170 Free birth control ‘right thing to do’ Province officially announces program, which rolls out Oct. 1]]> A doctor says free birth control for Manitobans without an insurance plan will be a game changer — for those who want to use the drugs as contraceptives and those who don’t.

“This isn’t only about contraception — this is about managing periods and other symptoms that can come with hormonal changes,” Dr. Jacqueline Gougeon said at a news conference Thursday with Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara, Families Minister Nahanni Fontaine, most of the women in the NDP caucus and health-care professionals.

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