Legalization of Abortions in Canada (1988) – R v Morgentaler Supreme Court Judgment

R v Morgentaler, [1988] 1 SCR 30 was a decision of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that the abortion provision in the Criminal Code was unconstitutional because it violated a woman’s right under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (“Charter”) to security of person. Since this ruling, there have been no criminal laws regulating abortion in Canada. More Info on the 1988 case

Supreme Court Judgments – R. v. Morgentaler
Collection Supreme Court Judgments
Date: 1988-01-28
Report: [1988] 1 SCR 30
Case number: 19556
Judges: Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; McIntyre, William Rogers; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.
On appeal from: Ontario
Subjects: Constitutional law, Criminal law
Notes SCC Case Information: 19556