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Hearing: October 2, 3, 4, 7, 1974 Judgment: 1975-03-26; Full case name: Dr. Henry Morgentaler (Appellant) v Her Majesty The Queen (Respondent) and Attorney General of Canada, Foundation for Women in Crisis, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Alliance for Life, Association des médecins du Québec and the Front Commun pour le Respect de la vie, and Fondation pour la vie (Interveners)
R v Morgentaler, [1988] 1 SCR 30 was a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional because it violated women's rights under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ("Charter") to security of the person.
The Christian Heritage Party of Canada claims to be Canada's only stated anti-abortion federal political party and supports a total abortion ban in Canada. [99] [100] However, they never had a member elected to parliament and won about only 0.05% of the vote in the 2021 Canadian federal election.
An example of the rational connection test being failed can be found in R v Morgentaler (1988), in which Dickson held that a particular Criminal Code abortion prohibition should be struck down partly because of a breach of health rights under section 7 and an irrational connection between the objective (protecting the fetus and the pregnant ...
The Marshall Project reports on jail policies in 13 states that found vague, confusing or nonexistent guidelines and major hurdles to obtaining an abortion. Even where abortion is legal, there are ...
Wagner protested in private abortion clinics in Toronto. [3] She was arrested for the first time in 2012. [4] Following a nearly two-year-long trial, Judge Fergus O'Donnell found her guilty of mischief and probation violation, sentencing her to nine months in prison and two years away from abortion clinics.
It is estimated that around 90 million women of reproductive age live in countries where abortion is completely illegal. 16 countries with the world’s strictest abortion laws Skip to main content
People who seek or obtain abortions can face prison time in more than 120 countries, according to an analysis of abortion penalties around the world.