POLS 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Henry Morgentaler, Abortion Debate, Abortion Law
25 Nov 2018
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Dr. henry morgentaler: physician, pro-choice advocate, morgentaler amendment. Joe borowski: former ndp cabinet member in manitoba, socially conservative, 1981, went on 8 day hunger strike to protest absence of a provision for the unborn in the ccrf. Canada"s abortion debate was initially dominated by two men. Roe v. wade, 1973: us supreme court decision, abortion laws struck down in 46 of 50 states, any state-imposed restrictions on abortion during the first 3 months of pregnancy violated a woman"s constitutional right to privacy . Impact on canada: optimism about the prospects for a similar change in canada, news seemed to signal that the tide of public opinion had finally changed. Court of canada: renewed activism by morgentaler also conditioned by actions of joe borowski. Borowski: december 1981, wins 3-year legal battle to obtain the right to challenge canada"s. If, access to abortion might be limited to life-threatening pregnancies.
