Henry Morgentaler (1923-2013)
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Henry Morgentaler was a physician who performed abortions, acted as a reproductive rights [4] activist, and advocated for legal access to abortions in Canada during the twentieth century. In 1969, he opened his first abortion [5] clinic in Canada and participated in the legal/court case of R v. Morgentaler (1988), which led Canada to decriminalize abortion [5]. Morgentaler helped establish legal access to abortions for women in Canada and advocated for the protection of women's reproductive choices under the law.
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