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It’s not clear how many Americans will turn to Canada for abortion care, but clinics are readying as best as they can.

For the past 20 years, the 54-year-old Vancouver woman has amassed $40,000 in debts trying to treat myalgic encephalomyelitis and other ailments. When her money runs out, she says a medically assisted death may be her only option.

Three years after publishing Drunk Mom, I learned that having to live up to the hype of the book was almost as harmful as the addiction itself.

The past few years have seen great changes in how we talk about sexual assault, with one big exception: the shame and stigma that still surrounds those who publicly accuse a family member of a heinous crime.

‘It’s amazing to feel that connection with the bears we work with.’