Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair
1984 · 58 min · Documentary
Paul Cowan's film captures the spirit of the legal battle over abortion waged by Dr. Henry Morgentaler in Quebec and in federal courts between 1970 and 1976. Using a combination of newsreel footage, interviews and re-enactments, this docudrama unravels the complexities of the case that began as a challenge to Canada's abortion laws and turned into a precedent-setting civil rights case.
- Director
- Paul Cowan
- Writer
- Jefferson Lewis
- Released
- January 1, 1984
- Language
- English
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