March 31, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Prince Edward Island will no longer be the only province in Canada where you can’t get an abortion.
Facing lawsuit, PEI will start offering abortions
Should publicly funded hospitals have freedom of religion?
February 26, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
One of the recommendations in this week’s federal committee report on assisted death could change the way Canada treats public health institutions.
Right to die: Recommendations would make Canada’s assisted death among the world’s broadest
February 25, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Canadians who want help dying should be able to get it wherever they are and whenever they feel they need it, even if they have a mental illness, a federal report says.
Health Minister ‘will be checking’ on provinces’ abortion access plans
February 23, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Health Minister Jane Philpott says she’ll be following up on conversations she’s had with P.E.I.’s health minister, among others, to ensure they’re improving access to abortion.
Key questions ahead of Canada’s assisted death report
February 22, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
A special joint committee will give the federal government its recommendations on physician-assisted death Thursday, bringing Canada a step closer to setting up a framework for doctors to help their patients die.
Refugee health care’s coming back. Will doctors get the memo?
February 19, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The six-year-old girl with an agonizing stomachache was turned away from the Montreal walk-in clinic: They only treat refugees who pay a fee first, they said.
The girl’s mom couldn’t afford the fee. So they left.
Refugee health care will be fully restored April 1, feds say
February 18, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
All refugees and refugee claimants will get extended health care as of April 1 — six months after the Liberals came to office and five months after they made a special provision allowing Syrian refugees to access care.
What’s killing babies in Canada’s North?
February 17, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Nunavut’s a dangerous place to be a baby: Its youngest residents are more than four times more likely to die before their first birthday than babies elsewhere in Canada.
Refugee family reunited after 9 years in limbo
‘I never reported because I felt I would be blamed’: Your stories on sexual assault
February 8, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Carmen is still hashing out a custody agreement with the man she says raped her when she was sedated.
a business of misfits 