Ottawa obstetrician, gynecologist Dr. Amanda Black has a goal as the new head of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.
Ottawa obstetrician and researcher Dr. Amanda Black, who was recently elected president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada for a one-year term.The SOGC has for years called on governments to work toward universal, barrier-free access to birth control to help Canadians “achieve their reproductive goals, to avoid unintended pregnancy, to escape exacerbation of violence and to avoid poverty exacerbated by unintended pregnancy.
In fact, the most effective contraceptives are often the costliest — at least initially. An intrauterine device can cost between $75 and $380, and hormone injections can cost around $180 a year. Contraceptive pills cost about $20 a month.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Black noted there is a significant economic return on universal access to contraceptives.
“With living costs rising every day, every solution to help make life more affordable is a step we need to take,” she said at the time.
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