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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.
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 ...
R v Morgentaler [2] was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada invalidating a provincial attempt to regulate abortions in Canada.This followed the 1988 decision R. v. Morgentaler, which had struck down the federal abortion law as a breach of section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Campaigners stress ‘abortion is healthcare, not a crime - we should not be policing people’s bodies’ Thousands march to decriminalise abortion after woman jailed for ending pregnancy after ...
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.
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
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.
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