The election campaign in Saskatchewan is entering its second week. On Monday, outgoing Premier and Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe said his party will make it easier to access fertility treatments and cancer screening tests if re-elected on October 28.
If the Saskatchewan Party wins the next election, it will create a 50% refundable tax credit for the cost of a first fertility treatment.
According to information provided by the party, this tax credit will help cover costs related to fertility treatments as well as associated prescription drugs, up to a maximum amount of $20,000, which would represent a benefit of 10 000 $.
Scott Moe also discussed his party’s desire to improve cervical cancer screening by allowing women aged 25 to 69 to self-screen for human papillomavirus infection. (HPV).
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Currently, women in the province receive a letter every three years from the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, reminding them to make an appointment for a Pap test.
Photo : Radio-Canada / Carl Boivin
Currently, women in the province receive a letter every three years from the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, reminding them to make an appointment for a Pap test. Thanks to this new initiative, they will have the opportunity to receive a self-sampling kit by mail for screening for HPV, the main cause of cervical cancer.
The Saskatchewan Party will improve access to health services for women in the province through these important new initiatives, says Scott Moe in the press release.
A strong and growing economy means our government can provide better services to everyone, and these are two ways to improve health care for women in Saskatchewan.
The party emphasizes that this initiative would make Saskatchewan the second Canadian province, after British Columbia, to offer self-testing as an option to the traditional Papanicolaou test.
Early diagnosis gives the best chance of beating cancer, said Laura Ross, Saskatchewan Party candidate for Regina Rochdale and a cancer survivor.
This is why the Saskatchewan Party wants to make cervical cancer screening easier for women.
Scott Moe has no plan
In response to these announcements, the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) noted that it has been advocating for years for increased support for people seeking fertilization. in vitro, a medically assisted procreation technique.
When I raised this crucial issue, members of the Saskatchewan Party heckled me and dismissed my concerns, says Meara Conway, NDP candidate for the Regina Elphinstone Center riding.
The latter recalls that fertilization in vitro is one of the promises of New Democratic leader and candidate in the next provincial election, Carla Beck.
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Meara Conway is the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Regina Elphinstone Center riding.
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Meara Conway expresses doubts about Scott Moe’s ability to deliver on his health care campaign promises.
The NDP also highlights its intention to tackle the crisis in emergency rooms in the province.
Scott Moe has no plan to resolve the crisis, the party says.
There are also more than 200,000 people in the province who do not have regular access to a doctor.
With information from The Canadian Press
