Open AccessA Constitutional Future for Abortion Rights in Canada
Author(s) -
Joan. Erdman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
alberta law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-8356
pISSN - 0002-4821
DOI - 10.29173/alr772
Subject(s) - abortion , entitlement (fair division) , accountability , political science , democracy , law , transparency (behavior) , abortion law , economic justice , state (computer science) , institution , reproductive rights , law and economics , sociology , economics , family planning , research methodology , population , politics , pregnancy , genetics , demography , mathematical economics , computer science , biology , algorithm
In 2015, Abortion Access Now PEI legally challenged the restrictive abortion policy of Prince Edward Island. This article studies their challenge as a unique case in the building of a constitutional future for abortion rights in Canada. The article tracks how AAN PEI drew on classic rule of law arguments of transparency, accountability, and constitutional justice to shape and claim abortion rights as democratic rights, an entitlement to fully and equally participate in and benefit from the health care system as a fundamental social institution of the state.