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2. Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler[1] CM (March 19, 1923 – May 29, 2013), was a Polish-born Canadian physician and abortion rights advocate who fought numerous legal battles aimed at expanding abortion rights in Canada. As a Jewish youth during World War II, Morgentaler was imprisoned at the Łódź Ghetto and later at the Dachau concentration camp.
Jul 6, 2013 · Henry Morgentaler. Physician and proponent of the Canadian abortion rights movement. Born in Lodz, Poland, on March 19, 1923, he died on May 29, 2013, in Toronto, Canada, aged 90 years. He was acclaimed as a Canadian hero, a champion of the women's rights movement, and in 2008 awarded the Order of Canada, one of the nation's highest honours.
Dr. Morgentaler estimated he had provided 5,000 safe abortions by that time. The Montreal clinic was raided again and ten new charges were laid. In November, a jury acquitted Dr. Morgentaler. In 1973, Morgentaler was one of the signers of the second Humanist Manifesto, which set out updated tenants of the Humanism’s values and ideals.
Jun 13, 2018 · The plan was to hold a symbolic opening for the media at 10 a.m. Dr. Morgentaler, who lived in Montreal, would arrive at 3 p.m., say a few words, and then go inside. OCAC had convinced Dr. Morgentaler to open a clinic in Toronto to repeat the success he had had with his clinic in Montreal.
May 30, 2013 · Dr. Henry Morgentaler delivers a victory sign as he leaves the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 1988. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled in his favour and struck down anti-abortion laws.
May 30, 2013 · Morgentaler, surrounded by his family, died at his Toronto home on Wednesday at the age of 90. His legacy, not least of which is decriminalized abortion in Canada, will live on. So will the pro ...
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Morgentaler: Challenging the law on abortion. In 1969 Dr. Henry Morgentaler emerged as one of Canada's most controversial figures when he broke the law and opened the country's first abortion clinic.
