CRIM 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Abortion Debate, Abortion-Rights Movements, Uterus
11 Apr 2018
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Feb 9 abortion - regulating the uterus. History of abortion in canada: dr. morgentaler (no abortion law before 1988) Pro choice =/= pro-abortion, personal decision and should be respected, a medical procedure: should be available to people who need one. Grounded in religion religion guides o(cid:374)e"s (cid:373)orality. Charter"s (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h o(cid:374)e to take priority, hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) rights or (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s rights part of security of the section, s. 15, s. 7 full equality as men and have full reproduction choice. The impact of the charter in framing abortion debates. 1969 amendments to the criminal code feminist movement. No longer moral problem, now a medical problem. Hospitals not clinics regional disparity (not every province has an accredited hospital, rural area people have to travel long distance to get access, not available back then) (most hospital are religious hospital too) Delay in access (procedure is subjected to delay and take long time to get approval, first appeara(cid:374)(cid:272)e to a do(cid:272)tor a(cid:374)d (cid:449)ait for do(cid:272)tor"s appro(cid:448)al(cid:895)
