Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair (1984)

Directed by Paul Cowan58mDocumentary

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.

Year
1984
Country
CA
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1984
TMDB
10.0 (1)
CineVerse
— (0)

Ratings

0 fans

No ratings yet.

No cast listed.

Reviews

Popular reviews

More

No reviews yet.

Recent reviews

More

No reviews yet.

If you liked Democracy on Trial: The Morgentaler Affair, you might also like…

Maternal Instinct91% match
Maternal Instinct
2026
To Kill a Tiger89% match
To Kill a Tiger
2023
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button84% match
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me78% match
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?79% match
Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
2018
Fuck72% match
Fuck
2006
Directed by John Ford70% match
Directed by John Ford
1971
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside69% match
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
A Toxic Love Story61% match
A Toxic Love Story
2026
Come See Me in the Good Light60% match
Come See Me in the Good Light
2025
The Class of ‘9260% match
The Class of ‘92
2013
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story60% match
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
A Decade Under the Influence60% match
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Girl Model60% match
Girl Model
2011
Naqoyqatsi60% match
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster60% match
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
2013
McQueen60% match
McQueen
2018
The Curse of the Dragon60% match
The Curse of the Dragon
1993
Sidney60% match
Sidney
2022
In the Realms of the Unreal60% match
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004