Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair
Directed by Paul Cowan1984 58m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Biography](/on-demand/category/biography)
6.610.0
Paul Cowan's film captures the spirit of the legal battle over abortion waged by Dr. Henry Morgentaler in Quebec and in federal courts between 1970 and 1976. Using a combination of newsreel footage, interviews and re-enactments, this docudrama unravels the complexities of the case that began as a challenge to Canada's abortion laws and turned into a precedent-setting civil rights case.
