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90-year-old Dr. Henry Morgentaler, who acquired public attention in 1969 as one of Canada’s most controversial figures for breaking the law against abortion, has passed away at his home in Toronto. Dr. Morgentaler, who started off with his first abortion clinic in Montreal but later expanded in the next two decades to several clinics all over the country, is still remembered by many as a hero and called murderer by some others for his relentless fight to change Canada’s abortion laws.
A member of the Ontario Coalition of Abortion Clinics, Carolyn Egan, informed reporters that he personally contacted members of Morgentaler’s family, who confirmed that Dr. Morgentaler died a peaceful death, surrounded by family, on early Wednesday morning. Morgentaler was born in Poland and came to Canada after the Second World War. He was acknowledged as an advocate for the right of women to have abortion on demand in 1967, which was a crushingly dividing issue in Canada. He was grated the Order of Canada by the Governor-General Michaëlle Jean in a ceremony at the Citadel in Quebec City on Oct. 10, 2008, while protesters marched outside.
President of the National Abortion Federation, Vicki Saporta, stated that “his work changed the legal landscape in Canada, and eventually led to the 1988 landmark Supreme Court of Canada decision that gave women the right to obtain abortion care.” He added that “Dr. Morgentaler was a legend, a hero, and a national treasure in both our countries, and we will miss him dearly.”
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