Open AccessThe Abortion Issue: An Overview
Author(s) -
Linda L Long
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr1721
Subject(s) - abortion , abortion law , law , political science , law and economics , sociology , family planning , research methodology , demography , pregnancy , biology , population , genetics
The author surveys the abortion laws, illustrating the difficulties that societies of the Western World have had in dealing with the issue. There is a special emphasis on Canada's laws and Dr. Morgentaler's recent cases.