Photo via RNZClaudine Johnstone, a former Port Chalmers woman whose breast cancer treatment became the subject of parliamentary debate, has died. "I’m not going to go off quietly and die: I’m going to fight for me and others." National MP Michael Woodhouse. Ms Johnstone’s case was cited by campaigners who had petitioned Parliament for Pharmac to expand the range of cancer drugs it funded. Ms Johnstone had wanted to live long enough to vote in the upcoming election, Mr Johnstone said.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2020 16:36 UTC