As a result …

of these decisions, Canada stands alongside China and North Korea as the only countries in the world without any legislation whatsoever protecting the unborn.

Canadian Parliament …

upheld the British prohibitions against abortion with a uniform maximum penalty of life in prison for performing an abortion.

The Canadian Criminal code …

reflected the Britain’s Infant Life Preservation Act allowing abortion if done in good faith to save the mother’s life.

The law was amended …

to allow abortions in cases where “the continuation of the pregnancy … would be likely to endanger the life or health of the mother.” The word “health” was never defined.

The Morgantaler Decision …

The Supreme Court of Canada struck down the 1949 law due to procedural reasons as it was in violation of Section 7 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.