Disabled Vancouverite Madeline is still fighting for government support to stay alive nearly two years after being approved for a medically assisted death. 

Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter.

Published Monday, November 14, 2022.

https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/11/14/Chronically-Ill-Dying-Poverty/

Disabled Vancouverite Madeline is still fighting for government support to stay alive nearly two years after being approved for a medically assisted death. Moira Wyton reports. Moira is The Tyee's health reporter. Published Monday, November 14, 2022. https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/11/14/Chronically-Ill-Dying-Poverty/

Chronically Ill, but ‘Dying of Poverty’

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