A new study out of UBC is looking at the use of contraception in B.C. after the province began covering the cost of prescription birth control in 2023. It shows a jump in birth control prescriptions overall. But it also reveals that users opted for longer-lasting options that cost more up front. The study's lead author, Laura Schummers, an assistant professor at UBC in the faculty of pharmaceutical sciences, spoke to CBC News about her research.
