Morgentaler: The Doctor Who Couldn't Turn Away
by Pelrine, Eleanor Wright
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0887801196
- ISBN 13
- 9780887801198
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
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 and law-enforcement authorities. 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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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010332
- Title
- Morgentaler: The Doctor Who Couldn't Turn Away
- Author
- Pelrine, Eleanor Wright
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0887801196
- ISBN 13
- 9780887801198
- Publisher
- Goodread Biography
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Date Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 223
- Keywords
- History, Biography, Canada, Politics, Abortion, Woman, Rights, Civil, Women, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Gynecology & Obstetrics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography - Biography - Memoir;
- X weight
- 350 g
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