Women's Studies 2270A/B Chapter Notes -Henry Morgentaler

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R v. morgentaler: v. morgentaler [1988] 1 s. c. r. Ever since this ruling, there have been no laws regulating abortion in canada. Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to: S. 251 struck down: procedural requirements violate charter. Can women be compelled by law to carry a fetus to term against her will? y y. Charter right to individual liberty is tied to the concept of human dignity: the ability to decide what to do and how to do it, and to carry out one s own decisions and accept their consequences. State in a democratic society must respect the decisions of their citizens: including those decisions made by women y committee decisions are made on criteria entirely unrelated to the [pregnant woman s] own y priorities and aspirations . No difference between person and human being for the purposes of law consistent with.

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