Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
increased access to abortion services
|
| gptkbp:area |
abortion law
|
| gptkbp:case_outcome |
abortion no longer a criminal offense
|
| gptkbp:case_significance |
pivotal in reproductive rights
|
| gptkbp:case_types |
criminal law
constitutional law case |
| gptkbp:community_impact |
shift in public opinion on abortion
|
| gptkbp:consequences |
women's reproductive rights
influence on Canadian law influenced future legal challenges |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:1985
gptkb:1988 |
| gptkbp:dissenting_opinion |
gptkb:none
gptkb:Justice_Bertha_Wilson |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
1980s Canada
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
R v. Morgentaler
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
human rights advocacy
feminist movements medical community |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
[1988] 1 S. C. R. 30
|
| gptkbp:judged_by |
5-2 decision
January 28, 1988 |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Bertha_Wilson
gptkb:Justice_Rosalie_Abella Chief Justice Brian Dickson Justice Antonio Lamer Justice Gerald Le Dain Justice John Sopinka Justice Peter Cory Justice William Mc Intyre |
| gptkbp:judgment_outcome |
unanimous decision
|
| gptkbp:key_issues |
Section 251 of the Criminal Code
|
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
right to privacy
women's autonomy health and safety of women |
| gptkbp:legal_outcome |
struck down abortion law
|
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
Morgentaler's legal team
|
| gptkbp:legislation |
gptkb:Criminal_Code_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
decriminalization of abortion
|
| gptkbp:precedent |
Canadian constitutional law
abortion rights in Canada struck down abortion law |
| gptkbp:propulsion |
gptkb:Henry_Morgentaler
|
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Dickson
gptkb:Justice_Bertha_Wilson gptkb:Justice_Rosalie_Abella Justice Antonio Lamer Justice Gerald Le Dain Justice John Sopinka Justice Peter Cory Justice William Mc Intyre Justice Brian Dickson |
| gptkbp:public_reaction |
controversial decision
|
| gptkbp:related_cases |
gptkb:R_v._Whitfield
R v. Morgentaler (1985) R v. Baird R v. Mc Cawley |
| gptkbp:responds_to |
gptkb:Attorney_General_of_Canada
|
| gptkbp:significance |
landmark decision
decriminalization of abortion in Canada |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkb:Canada's_Supreme_Court |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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