Usher also weighed in on the recent uproar regarding the Ministry of Health requiring prescriptions for certain over-the-counter drugs, including contraceptives.
Usher says that as a man it is not his place to comment on that decision but he does believe more consultation was needed before the ministry made the decision:
Henry Charles Usher, Minister of Public Service
"When it comes to reproductive rights, I don't think any man is in a position to be able to comment on that. We play a very small, minor role when it comes to the reproductive process. So I will be guided by what the women of this country are saying, and that is my only thing I can say about that."
"Generally, I've seen the complaints online. And again, going back, I think that there could have been better communication. I think that there could have been more consultation on this matter before it is being implemented. I know that from the Ministry of Health's perspective, it's something that they have been working on to try to get more of the laws that affect pharmaceuticals implemented. But I do think that there are too many areas that pharmaceuticals are, it's too open, it's too broad. But in this particular area, I have no expertise and I cannot comment on that."
