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Dr. Ellen Wiebe

Dr. Ellen Wiebe

Vancouver doctor who helped woman with ALS die an advocate for choice

VANCOUVER — For 40 years, Dr. Ellen Wiebe has been fighting for choice. At a time when providing abortions meant death threats and violent attacks on her peers, she spearheaded clinical trials of a...