When Options for Sexual Health announced back in December that 85 per cent of its clinics are at risk of closing, sexual healthcare advocates came out in support of the clinic.
With more than 50 clinics across the province, including in Nanaimo, Options for Sexual Health offers free birth control, sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and care, Pap screenings, pregnancy testing, and pregnancy options counselling.
But now, with a lack of needed funding from the Provincial Health Services Authority, Options may have to make the tough decision of closing its clinics.
Sexual health educator Kerri Isham who runs Power Up Sexual Health Education spoke to CHLY about the important resources Options offers for Nanaimo and concerns she has if the clinic is to close.
