PFP 101 Abortion is legal parlance Assignment 2022

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PFP 101 A woman cannot call herself free if she does not have any authority over her body.
Abortion is legal parlance is described as such right to show control over her body. It is a
process through which a woman can terminate the pregnancy either by the confiscation or
expulsion of the fetus or embryo before the period when it can stay alive outer the uterus. An
abortion that happens without intercession, is referred to as a miscarriage or unprompted
abortion. However, when purposeful steps are taken to terminate a pregnancy, it is known as
induced abortion, or induced miscarriage. The original term abortion generally means an
induced abortion. It is an identical process that takes place subsequently when the fetus
becomes capable enough to sustain outside the womb, then it is known as the late extinction
of pregnancy or late-term abortion. Abortion in Canada is legal in all stages of pregnancy
(Devane et al, 2019). The aim of this study is to promote the perks of having a strong
abortion law to promote the right of women as well as to ensure their health safety. The study
will be based on the various journal, articles, and books regarding the abortion law in Canada,
analysis of which is referred below.
Abortion in Canada is partly financed by the Canada Health Act. A woman with a
having a valid Ontario health card can generally avail of the procedure of abortion at either a
hospital or in a clinic. In general, the whole process is not cost consuming, although in some
exceptional scenario a small organizational fee might be payable. However, admittance to
abortion does not only govern by the legal rule but various hospitals and clinics have their
discretion to set out their policies and rule of observance while carrying out abortion services
in their premises (Gordon, 2019). The general rule is that most abortions are executed within
the earliest 12 weeks of pregnancy. However, in some of the exceptional cases, a physician
may perform abortions up to the 20th week, but not after 20 weeks of pregnancy unless the
health of the women, unless such surgery is necessary to avoid the danger to the life of such

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PFP 101 woman. Canada is said to be the only country where there exist no particular restrictions on
abortion (Shaw & Norman, 2019).
Before the year 1969, abortion was illegal in Canada. Through the enforcement of
the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69 abortion became legal in Canada (Myran &
Bardsley, 2018). However, a condition needs to be fulfilled before adoption that is, a
committee of doctors has to certify the fact that continuing with the pregnancy might have
cause danger to the health as well as the life of the women (Burnett, Winchar, & Yu, 2019).
In the case of R v Morgentaler, the Supreme Court of Canada held that abortion rule
envisaged under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69, is illegal as it violates the
provision of women's rights guaranteed under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights
and Freedoms which talks about the right to security of a person (Bowles, 2019).
However, most of the abortion happened in Canada in the first trimester. According to
a report published in 2017, 94,030 abortion took place in Canada which is reflecting the data
of approximately 90% of all abortions carried out in Canada including Canadian residents.
(Arcc-cdac.ca, 2020)