Abortion trial of Emily Stowe

Abortion trial of Emily Stowe
CourtOntario County Court
Decided1879
DefendantDr. Emily Stowe

The abortion trial of Emily Stowe was a famous early Canadian judicial decision on abortion in Canada. The case involved Dr. Emily Stowe, one of Canada's first female doctors. Stowe was acquitted, which was a rare outcome for abortion trials in the nineteenth century.: 178 

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