20 Years after Morgentaler

On Jan. 28, 1988 the Supreme Court of Canada threw out the country’s abortion law. The Interim’s coverage of this sad anniversary includes a reprint of our immediate reaction, an excerpt from David Dooley’s 1992 pamphlet, “Supreme Court and Morgentaler Against Biology” and original contributions from Donald DeMarco (on Morgentaler as a feminist icon), Ian Hunter (on Morgentaler’s Canada) and Rory Leishman (on what the decision really said). See also our lead editorial (“20 years of Morgentaler”) on page 4.

Black Thursday

A re-print of our February 1988 editorial at the dawning of the 20th anniversary of the Morgentaler decision offers pro-lifers their greatest challenge: to put an end to the deathly solution to a social crisis.

Demystifying the man who challenged the abortion law

Donald DeMarco critiques the hazy and twisted perception many have regarding Henry Morgentaler.

Courts decision set off a continuing national calamity

Rory Leishman examines the legal failings that allowed Canada to become the only democracy in the world to have absolutely no rights for the unborn.

Flawed reasoning used by the Supreme Court justices

Dr. David Dooley traces the misguided paths behind the individual decisions of the Supreme Court Justices in the Morgentaler decision.

The Canada we knew has come to an end

Professor emeritus at the Faculty of Law at UWO, Ian Hunter sees a historical divide within the same society who could at one point jail, and at the next praise the infamous work of Dr. Henry Morgentaler.