POLS 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Therapeutic Abortion Committee, Henry Morgentaler, Judicial Restraint

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3140
• Professor: Dave Snow

Document Summary

The (limited) oakes test in s. 7 jurisprudence. 1969 reform: maximum life sentence for person performing abortion: t(cid:449)o years for the (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374), u(cid:374)less . Therapeutic abortion committee: approved by 3 doctors, accredited hospital, would endanger life or health of mother. Internally qualified rights: 7 everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of the person, and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice. Principles of fundamental justice: tend to replace the oakes test, especially in later cases. Kapla(cid:374) (cid:894) oli(cid:272)itor ge(cid:374)eral(cid:895): (cid:858) hould (cid:271)e dealt (cid:449)ith (cid:374)ot (cid:271)y the (cid:272)ourts, (cid:271)ut (cid:271)y parlia(cid:373)e(cid:374)t(cid:859) Chretie(cid:374) (cid:894)justi(cid:272)e(cid:895): (cid:858)we pass legislatio(cid:374) o(cid:374) a(cid:271)ortio(cid:374) the (cid:272)ourt (cid:272)a(cid:374)(cid:374)ot go a(cid:374)d see (cid:449)hether (cid:449)e (cid:373)ade the right de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)(cid:859) Trudeau (cid:894)pm(cid:895): (cid:858)no pro(cid:448)isio(cid:374) i(cid:374) the charter (cid:449)ould either e(cid:374)shri(cid:374)e a right to a(cid:271)ortio(cid:374) or a right to life for the u(cid:374)(cid:271)or(cid:374)(cid:859)