Tue Nov 16, 2021 – 2:09 pm ESTTue Nov 16, 2021 – 2:13 pm EST
MONCTON, Canada (LifeSiteNews) — A woman in Canada is being denied treatment for her opioid addiction because she has refused to undergo “invasive” birth control methods.
According to an investigative report by CBC News, Rebecca Billiard, 32, was told she may not continue her treatments with Sublocade, a drug that helps manage severe withdrawal symptoms, unless she first agrees to one of a limited selection of birth control options, including a hormonal implant or intrauterine device (IUD), or permanent sterilization.
Given in a monthly injection, Sublocade – a trademarked name for buprenorphine – provides more convenient and long-lasting relief from symptoms than many typical pharmaceutical options given during more frequent pharmacy visits.
Billiard said in an interview with the outlet that the lack of “routine or ritual to take a daily medication” helps recipients to “almost forget about the compulsion of the addiction.”
“It gives you more time to think about things you can do to improve your outlook and your happiness and your routine to get back into the swing of things,” she added.
However, Billiard’s physician has told her
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