R v Morgentaler Supreme Court case

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:category Canadian constitutional case
Canadian criminal law case
Canadian women's rights case
gptkbp:citation [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30
subsequent Canadian abortion cases
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Section_1_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkb:Section_7_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:date January 28, 1988
gptkbp:decision struck down section 251 of the Criminal Code
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Henry_Morgentaler
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Gerard_La_Forest
gptkb:William_McIntyre
gptkbp:docketNumber 19556
gptkbp:effect decriminalized abortion in Canada
gptkbp:fullName R v Morgentaler, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label R v Morgentaler Supreme Court case
gptkbp:impact influenced Canadian abortion policy
gptkbp:judge gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_Canada
gptkbp:legalIssue constitutionality of abortion law
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Brian_Dickson
gptkb:Antonio_Lamer
gptkb:Bertha_Wilson
gptkb:Jean_Beetz
gptkb:Willard_Estey
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive
gptkbp:notableFor landmark decision on abortion
gptkbp:overruledBy section 251 of the Criminal Code
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Her_Majesty_The_Queen
gptkbp:predecessor abortion rights in Canada
gptkbp:principle Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
right to security of the person
gptkbp:province gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:publicReaction controversial
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Henry_Morgentaler
gptkb:R_v_Morgentaler_(1975)
gptkbp:subject abortion law in Canada
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Morgentaler
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7