September 4, 1984 Brian Mulroney, Progressive Conservative Leader elected Prime Minister, served from 1984-1993. Mulroney was Prime Minister when the Supreme Court declared s. 251 of the Criminal Code..Read More
Category: Timeline Stories
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January 7, 1983 Madeline LeBlanc, chairperson of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women gave an interview to the Telegraph Journal in which she announced the..Read More
July 1, 1982 On July 1, 1982, the Moncton Hospital’s OBGYN Department issued a public announcement that they would be discontinuing abortion services for a period of six months..Read More
April 17, 1982 The Charter altered the political discourse in Canada on a wide variety of subjects. It also provided the foundation for Dr. Morgentaler’s successful 1988 challenge to..Read More
January 1977 The final report of the Committee on the Operation of the Abortion Law was presented to the federal government in January 1977. The report is frequently referred..Read More
October 26, 1970 Richard Hatfield, Conservative leader was elected Premier and served from 1970-1987. He opposed abortion and actively sought to prevent Dr. Morgentaler from opening a freestanding clinic..Read More
June 27, 1985 Shortly after Dr. Morgentaler sent a letter to the province offering to collaborate with the province to open a clinic to address the need for abortions,..Read More
February 12th, 1988 Following the Supreme Court’s strike down of the 1969 Abortion Law, Premier Frank McKenna attempted to call on the federal government to regulate abortion nationally. It..Read More
February 22nd, 1988 Dr. Victor D. McLaughlin, Registrar of the New Brunswick College of Physicians and Surgeons issued a memorandum on abortion entitled “Regarding the Abortion Controversy” to College..Read More
September 29, 1975 Commissioned by Privy Council on September 29, 1975, the Committee on the Operation of the Abortion Law was chaired by medical sociologist Dr. Robin Badgley. The..Read More