Brief to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-43, An Act Respecting Abortion

15 February 1990
February 15, 1990

This brief explains in detail why Bill C-43 is fundamentally flawed. Some of the reasons are that this is an inappropriate use of the criminal law, that it will open a door to legal harassment of women and doctors and that its provisions violate women’s Charter rights.

Brief to the Legislative Committee on Bill C-43, An Act Respecting Abortion
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