Leavina Reid was not in a dilemma. She knew precisely what she had to do. She couldn’t afford to have the doctor treat both of them, so she handed over her baby. Although Reid and her daughter were both ill, the GP would bulk bill for only one of them and Reid, a Weilwan woman from Gulargambone, didn’t have the money to pay for herself. At that time, 20 years ago, the cost of medical…
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