Reproductive Justice, Health Equity & the Campaign for No-Cost Contraception in BC

By Centre for Gender & Sexual Health Equity, Providence Health Care

Dr. Ruth Habte discusses the concepts of reproductive justice and health equity as it relates to contraception. She further details the research supporting universal no-cost contraception and AccessBC the grassroots campaign to bring no-cost prescription contraception to British Columbia.

Dr. Habte is a third year Obstetrics and Gynaecology Resident Physician at the University of British Columbia and an AccessBC committee member. She completed her undergraduate degree in pharmacy and practiced as a pharmacist in Manitoba while attending medical school at the University of Manitoba. She is passionate about reproductive justice, reproductive endocrinology, advocacy, and global health. She has lived experience as a first generation Ethiopian-Canadian and Black Woman.