will join five other Canadian provinces in offering the pregnancy termination drug Mifegymiso for free. Mifegymiso is an alternative to surgical abortion and can be used to terminate early-stage pregnancies of up to nine weeks. The cost of surgical abortions has been covered in B.C. Women from all over the province are sometimes travelling many hours to get to a community where they can have a surgical abortion," said Norman. Provincial Health Minister Adrian Dix said increasing the availability of Mifegymiso was the right and prudent thing to do.

Source: CBC News January 02, 2018 20:30 UTC