Before Morgentaler Part One: Law Breakers

The Big Story · Mar 8, 2023 · 30m

This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Morgentaler Decision. That landmark decision decriminalized abortion across Canada and turned the courageous Dr. Henry Morgentaler into a household name. As pivotal a part of Canada’s abortion rights story as Dr. Morgentaler was, many of us are unfamiliar with the stories of woman-identified activists who fought alongside him to ensure people who didn’t want to be pregnant wouldn’t have to be.

So, who were the women who fought for abortion rights – and even helped others access illegal abortions – before The Morgentaler…