This is the text of a statement by Dr. Henry Morgentaler that was read at a demonstration rally in Toronto on May 4, 1974. The rally was organized by the Toronto Committee to Defend Dr.Morgentaler as a protest against the overturning of his November acquittal. Dr. Morgentaler discusses the state of abortion laws abroad and the difficulty women in Canada face in accessing abortions
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