Abortion Law in Canada
So there used to be a law, but it was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1982.
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"Forcing a woman," wrote the Chief Justice, Brian Dickson, "by threat of criminal sanction to carry a foetus to term unless she meets certain criteria unrelated to her own priorities and aspirations, is a profound interference with a woman's body and this a violation of her security of the person."
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Foetal rights has only once made it to the Supreme Court, but
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The Court sidestepped the question of foetal rights under the Charter by deciding that the foetus was not a "person" under Quebec's Civil Code.
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