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[[File:Flag of Canada.svg|thumb|right|150px|In Canada, there are no legal limits on abortions.]] | [[File:Flag of Canada.svg|thumb|right|150px|In Canada, there are no legal limits on abortions.]] | ||
| − | '''[[Abortion]] in [[Canada]]''' is not restricted by law, so that a woman can get an abortion any time she wants to, without any legal restrictions. While some non-legal restrictions do exist, Canada is one of the few nations to allow legally unrestricted abortions. <ref>http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/articles/canada.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.abortionlaws.ca</ref> | + | '''[[Abortion]] in [[Canada]]''' is not restricted by law, so that a woman can get an abortion any time she wants to, without any legal restrictions. While some non-legal restrictions do exist, Canada is one of the few nations to allow legally unrestricted abortions.<ref>http://www.prochoiceactionnetwork-canada.org/articles/canada.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.abortionlaws.ca</ref> |
| − | Early in Canada's history, abortions were illegal, as of 1869. The Criminal Law Amendment Act, | + | Early in Canada's history, abortions were illegal, as of 1869. The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69, passed on May 14, 1969, was a partial easing of Canada's laws, provided for a legal abortion when three doctors decided a woman was in danger. A Supreme Court case (Morgentaler et al. v. Her Majesty The Queen, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30 at 37), allowed for the unlimited access to abortions. In a Gallup Canada poll, 54% of Canadians thought abortion was "morally acceptable". |
In 2005, 97,254 abortions occurred in Canada.<ref>http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/pub/document/3209_D4_T2_V6-eng.pdf</ref> | In 2005, 97,254 abortions occurred in Canada.<ref>http://www23.statcan.gc.ca/imdb-bmdi/pub/document/3209_D4_T2_V6-eng.pdf</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 03:16, July 12, 2016
Abortion in Canada is not restricted by law, so that a woman can get an abortion any time she wants to, without any legal restrictions. While some non-legal restrictions do exist, Canada is one of the few nations to allow legally unrestricted abortions.[1][2]
Early in Canada's history, abortions were illegal, as of 1869. The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69, passed on May 14, 1969, was a partial easing of Canada's laws, provided for a legal abortion when three doctors decided a woman was in danger. A Supreme Court case (Morgentaler et al. v. Her Majesty The Queen, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30 at 37), allowed for the unlimited access to abortions. In a Gallup Canada poll, 54% of Canadians thought abortion was "morally acceptable".
In 2005, 97,254 abortions occurred in Canada.[3]