Implementation of Abortion Policy in Canada as a Women's Issue

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  • Susan McDaniel University of Waterloo

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Abortion policy as it is implemented in Canada has fundamental implications for women. The existing policy, which grew out of political compromise, is found to be biased, inequitable and subject to crippling problems. Local hospital boards, comprised largely of medical doctors, ultimately serve as arbiters of public opinion. Without acting either as policy makers or as medical practitioners, these boards decide the proper social roles for women. Legal issues involve shifting responsibility among the courts, federal and provincial governments and Parliament. Evidence shows that in battling issues created by abortion policy, access to abortion by women in Canada is being diminished.

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1985-04-01

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