A 25th Anniversary Celebration
by Teresa Wright, The Guardian (PEI), January 28, 2013
A small group of women marched to the premier’s office in Charlottetown this morning to mark the 25th anniversary of the decriminalization of abortion and to call for abortions to be made available in P.E.I.
CBC News, January 28, 2013
Monday marks 25 years since the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the country’s abortion law, but in Saskatchewan access to the procedure remains uneven.
by Laura Wershler, Troy News, January 29, 2013
Canada is the first country in the world to prove that abortion care can be ethically and effectively managed as part of standard healthcare practice, without being controlled by any civil or criminal law.
Host Jane Bouey interviews Joyce Arthur on Vancouver Co-op Radio show Media Mornings, January 28, 2013.
by Bernadette Wagner, The Regina Mom, January 28, 2013.
In Canada in 1985 Madame Justice Bertha Wilson had not yet played her role in striking down Canada’s abortion law, the law that created regulations so strict it was nigh on impossible for women to access the procedure.
by Supriya Dwivedi, The Huffington Post, January 28, 2013
The essential issue before the Supreme Court was whether the provisions in the Criminal Code unjustifiably infringed on a woman’s right to “life, liberty and security of the person,” as guaranteed by section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In a split 5-2 judgment, with no opinion garnering more than two signatures, the Court found that s. 251 of the Criminal Code violated s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and could not be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society as per s. 1 of the Charter.
January 28, 2013. The Current on CBC.
Historical Morgentaler decision marks 25th anniversary – Carolyn Egan & Morris Manning
We started this segment with a clip from CBC news on this day, twenty-five years ago, as the Supreme Court of Canada struck down this country’s abortion law.
The ramifications of that decision are still reverberating in Canada. Carolyn Egan was an active participant in that dramatic case. She was one of the founders of the Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics and worked closely with Dr. Henry Morgentaler.
And the lawyer who fought the case on behalf of Dr. Henry Morgentaler and then took it to Supreme Court was Morris Manning.
They were both in Toronto.
Historical Morgentaler decision marks 25th anniversary – Doug Lewis
Doug Lewis was government House Leader under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney when the Supreme Court made its decision. A year later, he became Justice Minister and Attorney General – and was faced with the task of drawing up an abortion law. Doug Lewis joined us from Orillia, Ontario.
A full page-ad celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision is in today’s (Jan 28) Globe & Mail. View the ad here: http://www.nafcanada.org/ This site also includes quotes from notable Canadians, and a story about Dr. Morgentaler.
by Vicki Saporta, President and CEO of the National Abortion Federation of Canada, January 28, 2013, The Vancouver Sun
Today marks the 25th anniversary of R v. Morgentaler, the Supreme Court decision that decriminalized abortion in Canada. This landmark decision has undoubtedly protected the health and saved the lives of countless women and changed the legal landscape in Canada.
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