Abortion: an issue that won’t go away

Better to deal with the issue than ignore it. While Parliament can’t control women’s reproductive systems, the existence of a law could provide a backstop in complex cases.

Justin Trudeau wouldn’t allow anti-abortion candidates to run for the Liberals in the 2015 election, though sitting MPs were exempt from that rule. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW CADDELL

October 25, 2017

OTTAWA—When I was 18, Dr. Henry Morgentaler opened an abortion clinic in Montreal, and for several years after was dragged through the courts repeatedly; each time he was acquitted. In order to raise awareness, stickers were distributed calling for the repeal of Section 251 of the Criminal Code, w...

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