Collection: Abortion

Introductory Reproductive Rights & Choice Page

Perhaps the best place to start on this topic is our Reproductive Rights and Choice page. There is an outline of the topic, some key dates and many resources at the bottom of the page

thumbnail of Abortion Caravan Demands and Brief (May 1970)

List of Abortion Caravan Demands

One of the most fundamental documents is the list of demands of the Abortion Caravan

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Chronology of Court Cases

Perhaps the best place to start on this topic is our Reproductive Rights and Choice page. There is an outline of the topic, some key dates and many resources at the bottom of the page

thumbnail of Immigrant Women’s Centre Statement to May 28th Coalition (1977)

Immigrant women respond

Closely related, is this response to the demands of CARAL by immigrant women’s groups – especially around the issues of forced sterilization

Screen capture of the CARAL page

CARAL page

Our page about CARAL (Canadian Abortion Rights Action League) has a brief overview of this influential organization and multiple documents to peruse.

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Flyer about the “Right to Lifers”

This flyer against the “Right to Life” tried to counteract the arguments of anti-choice groups

The photo was taken of the protest outside the Morgentaler Clinic in Toronto following the police raid in July 1983.

Raid on Morgantaler Clinic

This photo Police Raid on Morgentaler Clinic depicts the protest and fracas outside an abortion clinic

Screenshot of the OCAC page

OCAC page

The OCAC (Ontario Coalition of Abortion Clinics) was also an active group in the struggle. Our page contains a collection of their documents from that time period.

This photo of Jackie Larkin with the sign "This Uterus is not Government Property" was taken during the Abortion Caravan which travelled across Canada to Ottawa in 1970.

Photo from the Abortion Caravan

This photo of Jackie Larkin at the Abortion Caravan captures the spirit of the times

The Red Berets perform at Convocation Hall, University of Toronto on International Women's Day, March 8, 1986.

We Won’t Go Back

We Won’t Go Back by The Red Berets, a song about the fight for reproductive choice

Still from the film A Mother and Daughter on Abortion

Mother and Daughter

A Mother and Daughter on Abortion is a short film that observes a poignant conversation between a mother and daughter about abortion and the real-life dilemmas women faced at the time

Democracy on Trial

Democracy on Trial – The Morgentaler Affair is a dramatic documentary retelling the legal battles of Dr Morgentaler in the 1970s.