January 28, 2008
Laura Wershler, The Calgary Herald
CALGARY - As Canadians celebrate, agitate or ruminate on the 20th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision to strike down Canada’s abortion laws, it is time to consider the general impact of this judgment.
Twenty years without any abortion law is considered scandalous by some. Yet, when compared to other countries with laws governing abortion, Canada is an intriguing example of how unnecessary such laws actually may be.