A Yukon woman is raising the alarm about the cost and difficulty of accessing abortion medication in the territory.

Jane Doe says she had to seek an abortion through the emergency room, because the Opal clinic — the territory’s only dedicated abortion services provider — is only open one day a week, for four hours.

By the time Doe had received a prescription for the abortion pill Mifegymiso, the hospital pharmacy had closed. She had to get back to work the next day, so she went to a different pharmacy downtown. She says the pharmacist told her the abortion pill cost $300.

“I broke down,” said Doe. “I only had $250 in my bank account and I still needed to buy food and gas to get home.”

Cabinet communications said the Yukon government offers Mifegymiso to Yukoners at no cost.

But the government acknowledges free pills are only available through the Whitehorse hospital.

  • HellsBelleOPEnglish
    41·
    1 day ago

    Not when you have to travel to the only hospital in that territory to get the pills for free. Otherwise you pay between $300-$500 for the prescription everywhere else.

    • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
      14·
      20 hours ago

      Not when you have to travel to the only hospital in that territory to get the pills for free. Otherwise you pay between $300-$500 for the prescription everywhere else.

      What part of “total population of 45,000 in the entire territory” was difficult for you to comprehend, and why do you believe that population can afford more than what is currently available?

      • gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com
        31·
        20 hours ago

        You said yourself that 1/4 of people don’t live in Whitehorse. Travelling around Yukon isn’t easy, quick, or cheap. Mail services are being trialled and I think that’s a lot better of a solution than offering it for free at one place and for $300-500 everywhere else.

        You’re also being rude and vague at the same time, which is a horrible combination for being understood. Take a breath and actually make a real point instead of allusions to one.

        • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
          14·
          20 hours ago

          You said yourself that 1/4 of people don’t live in Whitehorse. Travelling around Yukon isn’t easy, quick, or cheap. Mail services are being trialled and I think that’s a lot better of a solution than offering it free at one place and fuck everywhere else.

          You’re also being rude and vague at the same time, which is a horrible combination for being understood. Take a breath and actually make a real point instead of allusions to one.

          I have made a “real” point twice, and it is not my fault that you and OP do not understand it.

          One last time for the reading impaired:

          The entire Yukon territory has about 45,000 people, with 3/4’s of the population living in the Capital of Whitehorse.

          Abortion access is non negotiable, but one location is sufficient for a total population less than 45,000 where less than 22,500 people would ever require the service.

          What part of “total population of 45,000 in the entire territory” was difficult for you to comprehend, and why do you believe that population can afford more than what is currently available?

          • piccolo
            31·
            7 hours ago

            “Why have more than one voting location when the majority lives in one area”

            Does that sound logical to you?

            • Arkouda@lemmy.ca
              12·
              4 hours ago

              Respond to my points without the use of false equivalencies, or don’t respond at all.

              • piccolo
                21·
                3 hours ago

                You made no points other than “why have any other access points then a single location?”

                Idk, probably because even a single location is inaccessible to most people? If they can access the “$300” ones… why cant they accesss the affordable ones?