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'''Henry Morgentaler''', OC, is a Canadian [[doctor]] who is a leading [[abortion]] provider in that country. He was born in 1923 in [[Poland]] to [[Jew]]ish parents. He survived the [[Auschwitz]] camp with his brother but his parents and sister were murdered. In 1945, the camp was liberated by [[Soviet]] troops commanded by Marshal [[Ivan Konev]]. Morgentaler trained as a doctor after the war. He emigrated to [[Canada]] and began performing [[abortion]]s in the 1960s. Since then his clinics have performed many thousands of abortions. Since abortion was illegal for much of his career, he spent ten months in prison. He is honorary president of the [[Humanist]] Association of Canada. He was awarded the [[Order of Canada]], the highest civilian honour in the country, in 2008 for his lifetime of abortion activism, which ultimately led to the legalization of abortion in Canada. | '''Henry Morgentaler''', OC, is a Canadian [[doctor]] who is a leading [[abortion]] provider in that country. He was born in 1923 in [[Poland]] to [[Jew]]ish parents. He survived the [[Auschwitz]] camp with his brother but his parents and sister were murdered. In 1945, the camp was liberated by [[Soviet]] troops commanded by Marshal [[Ivan Konev]]. Morgentaler trained as a doctor after the war. He emigrated to [[Canada]] and began performing [[abortion]]s in the 1960s. Since then his clinics have performed many thousands of abortions. Since abortion was illegal for much of his career, he spent ten months in prison. He is honorary president of the [[Humanist]] Association of Canada. He was awarded the [[Order of Canada]], the highest civilian honour in the country, in 2008 for his lifetime of abortion activism, which ultimately led to the legalization of abortion in Canada. | ||
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Revision as of 02:54, July 3, 2008
Henry Morgentaler, OC, is a Canadian doctor who is a leading abortion provider in that country. He was born in 1923 in Poland to Jewish parents. He survived the Auschwitz camp with his brother but his parents and sister were murdered. In 1945, the camp was liberated by Soviet troops commanded by Marshal Ivan Konev. Morgentaler trained as a doctor after the war. He emigrated to Canada and began performing abortions in the 1960s. Since then his clinics have performed many thousands of abortions. Since abortion was illegal for much of his career, he spent ten months in prison. He is honorary president of the Humanist Association of Canada. He was awarded the Order of Canada, the highest civilian honour in the country, in 2008 for his lifetime of abortion activism, which ultimately led to the legalization of abortion in Canada.
During his career, he was the recipient of numerous death threats and bomb threats.