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Abortion Law Legal Challenge: The Lessons of Brauer v. Canada

Abortion Law Legal Challenge: The Lessons of Brauer v. Canada
People take part in the March For Life rally on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 9, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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A courageous woman from Nova Scotia, Connie Brauer, tried to change the scandalous abortion situation in Canada by suing the federal government in the Federal Court in 2019. Brauer, a “self-represented party”—meaning she had no lawyer—sought, among other remedies, an immediate injunction banning all abortions in Canada and an immediate end to the public funding of abortions.

Gwendolyn Landolt
Gwendolyn Landolt
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C. Gwendolyn Landolt has had a long legal career, including as a Crown prosecutor and a lawyer for the federal government. She is a founding member and national vice-president and legal counsel of REAL Women of Canada.
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