An Ontario woman died of an infection after an abortion. Her sister says doctors failed her

From the moment Rheanna Laderoute was born, her older sister Kassandra Costabile doted on and protected her. Eight years younger, Ms. Laderoute was deeply empathetic, with a quiet grace and an offbeat sense of humour, Ms. Costabile recalls. And she remembers fondly how Ms. Laderoute could pull off silly sound effects and voices that no one else could – always making her laugh, even when she was upset.

Ms. Laderoute adored her older sister, too. Ms. Costabile once asked her sister why she would sometimes tell their mother about a relationship or school problem, but not her. “You’re the one I’m most fearful of disappointing,” Ms. Laderoute told her.