The case of Dr Henry Morgentaler was unique and one which completely challenged the Canadian justice system‚ as well as Canadian ideas on liberty. In 1970‚ after two years of performing abortions on patients‚ Morgentaler’s practice was raided by the Montreal police force‚ due to pressure from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)‚ (Cowen‚ 1984). In Canada‚ as of 1969‚ abortions were an extremely limited procedure‚ as they were only legal if approved by a hospital therapeutic abortion committee‚
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The Moral Case for Abortion by Henry Morgentaler. http://proquest.umi.com.ezproxy.aus.ac.ae/pqdweb?index=169&did=9777451&SrchMode=1&sid=2&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1130523469&clientId=19323 d) According to Gilbert and Phi Delta‚ "Religions do nothing less than
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At 82 years old‚ Henry Morgentaler is still Canada’s most visible pro-choice activist of the last four decades. Despite his age he is still as passionate and committed to his cause as he was in the 1960s‚ ’70s‚ ’80s and ’90s – giving Canadian women access to safe and legal abortions. Confrontation with authority is familiar to Morgentaler. His journey to earn the title as the country’s best known abortion provider was unlikely‚ but expected considering the early traumatic experiences which led him
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Summary R. v. Morgentaler was decided by the Supreme Court of Canada‚ a verdict which declared abortion laws in the Criminal Code of Canada as arbitrary and unconstitutional. The court ruled the laws to have violated the woman’s right to security of the person under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms to security of person. After the ruling‚ you could not be charged under the Criminal Code of Canada for having an abortion without consent of the therapeutic abortion committee. Reasons
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Abortion Rights R.v. Morgentaler‚ [1988] 1 S.C.R.30 Canada has a history with the controversial issue of abortion. The two sides to this topic have strong opinions about the right and wrong decisions when it comes to abortion. One might believe that abortion should not exist in Canadian society. These people are most likely known as pro-life; who believe abortion is equal to murder. Others believe that abortion is a good thing‚ and has had a strong impact on Canadian society. These people are
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moral issue? This is an important point because many people say that we should not force a particular morality on the issue of abortion. Slavery was brought up because it involves human rights‚ as abortion does also. The question is whether an unborn child is a human being that has the same inalienable rights that a black human being has. This stems the question‚ "Is abortion murder?" If so then there has been a legal genocide going on in the United States since 1973 with over 40 million victims
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ABORTION IN KENYA It can be described in a simple way as the act of getting rid of an unborn child. Abortion debate has dominated the thoughts of Kenya since antiquity. This is an issue that has been there in Kenya since time in memorial because it began in the traditional era before colonialism. Most communities in the past considered it a taboo to bear a child before marriage. Incase a woman fell pregnant before marriage the community’s solution to this problem was abortion of the child. That
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Abortion Is Wrong There are several decisions one has to make on a daily basis. For example‚ what they’re going to wear that day‚ if they’re going to take the bus or the train or if they want to serve steak or chicken. But sometimes people have to make an even greater decision‚ such as whether or not to have an abortion. Millions of women in this world have been faced with this heart cringing decision that has made them really sit down and decide if abortion is the right choice for them. Throughout
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How Abortion Harms Women’s Health Advocates of legalized abortion downplay or deny the health risks associated with abortion. However‚ the research indicates that abortion isolates women and can often cause physical and psychological suffering. Physical complications Abortion can cause both short-term and long-term physical complications‚ and can significantly affect a woman’s ability to have healthy future pregnancies. Physical complications include cervical lacerations and injury‚ uterine perforations
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Abortion A legal and widespread practice in the United States until the 19th century‚ abortion remained commonplace‚ although driven underground‚ in the last part of the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century. In the 1950s various women’s and civil liberties groups‚ as well as some doctors‚ began to call for the repeal of laws that made abortion a crime. In the 1960s the feminist movement made a woman’s control over her body‚ including the right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy
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