Manitoba has announced it’ll make the pill, Mifegymiso, available free of charge and without a prescription.
The pill, which helps prevent pregnancies from continuing, has already been available free of charge in Winnipeg and Brandon but was around 300 dollars for a two-pill treatment in other areas of the province.
So, it's been difficult to access for those in rural and northern communities.
Manitoba is the second last province to sign on to support universal access to the pill.
There isn’t a timeline for universal access in Manitoba but the provincial government will be looking to other provinces that have made Mifegymiso available.
