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Morgentaler: The Doctor Who Couldn't Turn Away Paperback - 1983

by Eleanor Wright Pelrine


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Henry Morgentaler has long been a figure of controversy: his initial decision to establish an abortion clinic in Montreal challenged Canadian law, leading to several trials and a jail sentence--and finally to changes in the law itself. What kind of person is Henry Morgentaler? Why did he choose to defy the laws of the land? Was it idealism? Desire for fame, money, martyrdom? Eleanor Wright Pelrine searches Henry Morgentaler's life for answers. Born in Poland, condemned to a death camp by the Nazis, he managed to survive the Second World War and immigrate to Canada as a young man. She describes his medical practice in a low-income Montreal neighbourhood, and the circumstances that led him to found an abortion clinic there. Finally, she chronicles the decade-long battles that ensued between Morgentaler and law-enforcement authorities. Morgentaler: The Doctor Who Couldn't Turn Away is a fascinating account of the difficult life and unending struggles of one of Canada's most controversial figures.

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Henry Morgentaler, a small, scholarly boy, grew up in Lodz, the Polish Manchester, a rapidly growing textile city of large and small industry and all-pervading smog.

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  • Title Morgentaler: The Doctor Who Couldn't Turn Away
  • Author Eleanor Wright Pelrine
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st PB printing
  • Pages 222
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Goodread Biographies
  • Date January 1, 1983
  • ISBN 9780887801198 / 0887801196
  • Weight 0.28 lbs (0.13 kg)
  • Dimensions 7 x 4.25 x 0.5 in (17.78 x 10.80 x 1.27 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 84098023
  • Dewey Decimal Code B
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Goodread Biography, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. ~ Henry Morgentaler has long been a figure of his initial decision to establish an abortion clinic in Montreal challenged Canadian law, leading to several trials and a jail sentence--and finally to changes in the law itself. What kind of person is Henry Morgentaler? Why did he choose to defy the laws of the land? Was it idealism? Desire for fame, money, martyrdom? Eleanor Wright Pelrine searches Henry Morgentaler's life for answers. Born in Poland, condemned to a death camp by the Nazis, he managed to survive the Second World War and immigrate to Canada as a young man. She describes his medical practice in a low-income Montreal neighbourhood, and the circumstances that led him to found an abortion clinic there. Finally, she chronicles the decade-long battles that ensued between Morgentaler… Read More
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