History of Abortions in Canada and Saskatchewan
Timeline of Reproductive Health in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan government decided to fully cover the cost of the abortion pill Mifegymiso. Universal coverage under the province’s drug plan is in effect starting Friday, June 7, 2019. Mifegymiso is the first oral drug approved by Health Canada for early termination of a pregnancy. Saskatchewan was the last province to say…Read More
October 18, 2018 – Nurse Practitioners given the authority to prescribe Mifegymiso; “Sask. nurse practitioners now allowed to prescribe abortion medication Mifegymiso.” Regina Leader Post. October 24, 2018.
R v Morgentaler (1993) was a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada invalidating a provincial attempt to regulate abortions in Canada. Having won his case in R v Morgentaler (1088), abortion rights activist Henry Morgentaler planned to open an abortion clinic in Nova Scotia. The provincial government responded by…Read More
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.…Read More
In 1969 the Liberal government permitted abortion under certain circumstances. Abortions were to be provided only in a hospital if a committee of doctors decided that continuing the pregnancy might endanger the mother’s life or health. On May 14, 1969, after heated debates, Bill C-150 passed third reading in the…Read More