The family of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia health authority and four doctors.
Destiny Rennie is shown in this undated selfie image provided by her family. The family of an Indigenous woman who died in hospital has filed a lawsuit against the Nova Scotia health authority and four doctors who treated her, claiming they were negligent in caring for the 22-year-old woman with fungal meningitis. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO- **MANDATORY CREDIT **.
A doctor allegedly assessed Rennie as likely to have been using illicit drugs, and then ordered a blood test that showed the only drugs in her system not prescribed by a doctor were cannabinoids — chemicals found in cannabis.
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