The first Criminal law for abortion in Canada was passed in 1869 which punished those who obtained an abortion with a penalty of life imprisonment. A women only faced a penalty of two years if she, herself was convicted. The law was created in order to protect women from dangerous procedures performed under uncertified physicians. Many, however, argued that it did not focus enough on the provisions of the mother in question and as a result, this new law faced scrutiny from physicians, lawyers and…
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