Healthcare
WTF Wednesday: A female Viagra is coming…as a nasal spray
It’s been 14 years since the erectile dysfunction pill Viagra hit the market, and it seems like women are finally close to getting one, too—in the form of a nose spray. The product, called Tefina, is a testosterone gel that gets sprayed up the nose and absorbed within minutes, with effects that could be felt… More »
Meanwhile, in America, someone compares health care reform to 9/11
Yesterday was a big day for our neighbours (or, sorry, is that “neighbors”?) next door! August 1 marked the first day that United States’ federal health reform contraception mandate comes into play. Starting now, the next time that insurance companies go into open enrollment periods (the period where new policy years start and they bring… More »
In memory of Kyle Scanlon
Yesterday, I learned that Kyle Scanlon, a well-loved and respected member of the trans* activist scene in Toronto, had died. Kyle committed suicide last week in his Toronto home. He’s not someone I knew well, but I’d reported on a couple events featuring Kyle’s presence in the past. It was a shock to think that… More »
WTF Wednesday: The New Abortion Caravan is pro-life
Over 30 years ago, the pro-choice movement in Canada was at its peak. In 1970 the Vancouver Women’s Caucus travelled across the country as part of the Abortion Caravan. Stopping in various cities and towns on their way to Parliament Hill in Ottawa, the women spent their evenings hearing the stories of other women so… More »
Reopen the abortion debate?
On May 10, the annual anti-abortion rally was held on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. This year’s event has come at a very interesting time in the Canadian abortion debate. Only weeks earlier, Stephen Harper denounced fellow Tory Stephen Woodworth’s bid to reopen the debate in the House of Commons. Woodworth, a Conservative backbencher, recently proposed… More »
Flashback Tuesday: “Here’s to your Health”
For this week’s Flashback, we’ve chosen Allen Garr’s 1990 piece on the testament to greed and irrationality that is the American healthcare system. Healthcare is a classic point of contention between Canadians and our cousins to the south, and Garr does an excellent job of outlining the debate. He shows how American doctors have consistently… More »
Here's what will happen to 5 bills that died when the election was called
We profile five legislative initiatives that died on the docket—and find out which of them will be re-attempted after the election Compiled by Dylan C. Robertson & Victoria Salvas This election means death. Not only have Ottawa scrums, filibusters, and drawn-out committees been killed, pieces of legislation making their way through parliament have all met… More »
Due Date: Five reasons not to induce labour and one reason to have more sex
[This Magazine contributor Jenn Hardy is pregnant and due in a few weeks. In this Due Date series, we're running some of her thoughts on pregnancy, health, and her experience trying to de-medicalize her childbirth.] I’m not afraid of labour. I’m not afraid of the intense pressure of my uterus contracting, tightening, pushing… My cervix slowly dilating… Once open… More »
Due Date: Deciding when to cut the cord, and what to do with it
[This Magazine contributor Jenn Hardy is pregnant and due in a few weeks. In thisDue Date series, we're running some of her thoughts on pregnancy, health, and her experience trying to de-medicalize her childbirth.] When to cut? Going into the delivery room, you might have decided who was going to cut the umbilical cord. Will the doc do… More »
Due Date: Why I said no to prenatal screening tests
[This Magazine contributor Jenn Hardy is pregnant and due in a few weeks. In this Due Date series, we're running some of her thoughts on pregnancy, health, and her experience trying to de-medicalize her childbirth.] Congratulations! You’re pregnant! First thing’s first: would you consider an abortion? If your pregnancy was planned or the surprise was… More »
