Posted on 18/10/02
Treat, says the court
Universality is at the heart of Canada's publicly funded health-care system. No one is denied the care he or she needs because of inability to pay. Regrettably, in the case of autistic children in British Columbia, what should have been a political matter became a legal one. The B.C. Court of Appeal insisted unanimously this week that the province pay for a specialized treatment for these children.
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