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The Canadian affiliate of Planned Parenthood, now known as the Canadian Federation for Sexual Health, is also in favour of abortion rights, and while it does refer pregnant women to abortion providers, it does not have a history (unlike its American counterpart) of engaging in widespread litigation in favour of legalized abortion.
Bill C-43 is the name of various ... Bill C-43, a 1989 bill banning abortion in Canada defeated in the Senate; 2005 Canadian federal budget, introduced as Bill C-43 ...
The bill was a massive 126-page, 120-clause amendment to the criminal law and criminal procedure of Canada. The bill decriminalized homosexual acts and homosexuals nationwide and allowed abortion under certain conditions. A related bill, introduced and passed at the same time, decriminalised the sale of contraceptives.
Pages in category "Canadian abortion law" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The Access to Abortion Services Act is a law in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Enacted in September 1995, it protects access to abortion services by limiting demonstrations outside of abortion clinics , doctor's offices, and doctor's homes.
In 1974, a group of abortion rights activists founded the Canadian Association for the Repeal of the Abortion Law (CARAL) in Ottawa. [38] The aim of CARAL was to support Morgentaler's challenge of the 1969 abortion law requiring approval of a Therapeutic Abortion Committee (TAC) before an abortion could be legally performed (without requiring ...
During the ensuing 43rd Canadian Parliament, she introduced one private member bill, Bill C-233, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sex-selective abortion) which sought to create a new offense within the Criminal Code, punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment, applicable to medical practitioners who perform an abortion based solely on the ...
This right has generated significant case law, as abortion in Canada was legalized in R v Morgentaler (1988) after the Supreme Court found the Therapeutic Abortion Committees breached women's security of person by threatening their health. Some judges also felt control of the body was a right within security of the person, breached by the ...