FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Gardnerella Vaginalis, Treatment As Prevention, Genital Wart
8 Apr 2014
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Unit 10: contraception and abortion and sti"s, hiv & aids chapters 11, 14: gain knowledge of the historical and legal developments around contraception. Attitudes have varied across cultures and eras. Pro-choice movement contends that abortion is a matter of personal choice. Abortion was illegal in canada until 1969. The struggle between pro-life and pro-choice groups has sometimes been violent. Dr. henry morgentaler, the leader of the pro-choice movement in canada has been challenging the law since. Morgentaler was awarded the order of canada in 2008 for his commitment to increased health-care opportunities for women and his efforts to influence public policy. The supreme court of canada overturned the abortion law in 1988, stating it violated the charter of rights and freedoms, after this, no federal law restricting abortion. In 1989, the supreme court ruled against a man trying to stop his former girlfriend from having an abortion, stating that the law doesn"t recognize a fathers right to do so.
