Episode Five Show Notes and Sources
Episode Description:
Karen and Alex discuss the evolution of laws and rights around the topic of Abortion in Canada, including the absolute LEGEND Dr. Henry Morgentaler. We also chat about the change in US Abortion access over the past few years, and how that affects and is affected by Canada's Abortion Laws.
Cases Discussed:
Dr. Hugh Short: Ontario, 1995 |
Tremblay v Daigle: Quebec, 1989
Sources:
Planned Parenthood Fact Sheet https://ppt.on.ca/factsheets/abortion/A History of Abortion in Canada: The Quest for Women's Reproductive Rights https://www.jogc.com/article/S1701-2163(19)30737-6/fulltextAbortion rights in Canada https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/our-legal-knowledge-base/abortion-rights-canadaCanada has no abortion right law. Does it need one? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada-abortion-law-1.6503899Therapeutic Abortion in NL https://www.plannedparenthoodnlshc.com/uploads/1/0/0/3/100308324/therapeutic_abortion_in_nl.pdfHalifax Sexual Health Centre https://hshc.ca/pregnancy-options/#:~:text=Who%20can%20have%20an%20abortion,do%20not%20need%20parental%20consentHealth PEI https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/health-pei/abortion-servicesQuebec Access to Abortion Services https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/health-system-and-services/service-organization/abortion-services/access-abortion-servicesPlanned Parenthood Toronto https://ppt.on.ca/factsheets/abortion/#:~:text=Surgical%20abortion%20is%20available%20in,blood%20test%2C%20and%20STI%20testWomen’s Health Clinic https://womenshealthclinic.org/Saskatchewan Health Authority https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/your-health/conditions-diseases-services/healthline-online/tw1040My Health Alberta https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/pages/conditions.aspx?Hwid=tw1040BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre http://www.bcwomens.ca/our-services/gynecology/abortion-contraceptionOpal Yukon https://opalyukon.ca/abortionAbortion Access Tracker https://www.abortionaccesstracker.ca/jurisdictions/northwest-territories#:~:text=Only%201%20point%20of%20service,for%20Women%20(NOW)%20programNunavut Human Rights Tribunal https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/women-in-nunavut-still-face-barriers-to-abortion-access/NL Access to Abortion Act https://assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/statutes/a01-02.htmAccess by Province https://www.morgentaler25years.ca/the-struggle-for-abortion-rights/access-by-province/#:~:text=BC%20is%20the%20only%20province,regard%20to%20cost%20and%20availability.Alberta Health Services https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/info/page14011.aspxTremblay v Daigle [1989] 2 S.C.R. 530 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremblay_v_DaigleAbortion in Canada: Always Legal, Not Always Accessible https://verfassungsblog.de/abortion-in-canada-always-legal-not-always-accessible/Abortion Rights Issue Surfaces in Canada Before U.S. Election https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/world/canada/abortion-rights-canada-election.htmlCanada has zero pro-choice Conservative MPs, watchdog says https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/03/canada-abortion-rights-pregnancyHow Doug Ford's Government Reduces Abortion Access https://www.readthemaple.com/how-the-ontario-government-can-impact-abortion-access/A Brief History of Abortion Rights in Canada https://thekit.ca/living/health/abortion-in-canada/Canada welcomes Americans who lose access to abortion, but clinics say they're at capacity https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-united-states-abortion-clinicsRoe V Wade https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._WadeRoe v Wade Wikipedia https://www.american.edu/cas/news/roe-v-wade-overturned-what-it-means-whats-next.cfm#:~:text=On%20Friday%2C%20June%2024%2C%202022,or%20outright%20ban%20abortion%20rights.Abortion rights in Canada https://www.courthouselibrary.ca/how-we-can-help/our-legal-knowledge-base/abortion-rights-canadaThe white-supremacist past — and present — of Canada’s anti-abortion movement https://www.tvo.org/article/the-white-supremacist-past-and-present-of-canadas-anti-abortion-movementHistorian's research on coroners' inquests in B.C. gives chilling glimpse into criminalization of abortion https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/abortion-bc-history-death-1.6441445How major abortion laws compare, state by state https://fullerproject.org/story/how-major-abortion-laws-compare-state-by-state-map/States with strictest abortion laws offer the least support for women and families https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/states-strictest-abortion-laws-offer-least-support-women-families-rcna169578Some States Are Turning Miscarriages and Stillbirths Into Criminal Cases Against Women https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/10/31/stillbirth-oklahoma-arkansas-women-investigatedProviding abortions to Americans could land Canadian doctors in legal trouble — without CMPA assistance https://www.cmaj.ca/content/194/30/e1072R. v. Demers (2003) https://www.leaf.ca/case_summary/r-v-demers-2003/#:~:text=This%20created%20%E2%80%9Cbubble%20zones%E2%80%9D%20around,summary%20conviction%20appeal%20was%20dismissedThirty years after Morgentaler ruling on abortion rights, Canada ‘still dealing with the same issues’ https://www.actioncanadashr.org/news/2017-12-21-thirty-years-after-morgentaler-ruling-abortion-rights-canada-still-dealing-same-issuesHamilton abortion doctor shot in 1995 featured in new season of true-crime podcast https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/someone-knows-something-abortion-wars-hugh-short-1.6457934
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