Mother of First Nation woman who couldn’t get medical transport and died seeks reform

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The mother of a First Nations woman who died after being unable to obtain medical transport is calling for reform. The woman was 31 years old, had three children and lived in Fort Severn First Nation. She died on Sept. 8 after experiencing difficulties securing the transportation needed to access medical care. Weeks before her death, she had used social media to ask people to take action if she died. Her appeal sought outside help in case she could not continue the effort herself. Following her death, her mother is pressing for changes to the system that left her daughter without medical transport. The specific reforms being pursued have not yet been described. Her case has also prompted wider attention to gaps in medical transportation services for First Nations communities.

The 31-year-old mother of three from Fort Severn First Nation died on Sept. 8, weeks after asking people on social media to seek action in case of her death.

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