Open AccessLe Débat Juridique de la Question de L’Avortement au Canada
Author(s) -
Sonia Muhimpundu
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
federalism-e journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2562-3435
DOI - 10.24908/fede.v5i1.13678
Subject(s) - supreme court , abortion , law , political science , power (physics) , subject (documents) , humanities , sociology , philosophy , pregnancy , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , library science , computer science , genetics
Abortion is a controversial subject in many societies, and Canada has not been immune to this controversy as demonstrated by the Supreme Court cases of Morgentaler, Borrowoski and Daigle. The outcome of these cases indicated that a woman ought to have the power to establish her own limits regarding the continuation of her pregnancy. These Supreme Court rulings enlighten some important facts. First, like ordinary people, judges have prejudices that guide them in their decision making, even if they do not let it show. Second, the influence of feminism can be strong enough to make judges take a particular stand on their decisions.[...]