CARAL
In 1974, a group of pro-choice activists founded the Canadian Association for the Repeal of the Abortion Law in Ottawa. Ed Ratcliffe of London, Ontario was its president. The aim of CARAL was to support Dr. Morgentaler's challenge of the 1969 abortion law, which required the approval of a Therapeutic Abortion Committee (TAC) before an abortion could be legally performed (without requiring TACs to be formed or to meet). The organization formed provincial and local chapters across Canada. It helped to raise funds for Morgentaler's legal fees.
After abortion was removed from the criminal code, the organization changed its name to the Canadian Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL). Their charter is to assure that "no woman is denied the right to a safe, legal abortion" and to gain recognition that the right to a safe, legal abortion is a fundamental human right. Another reason that they support Dr. Morgentaler is that the technique he used, vacuum aspiration under local anaesthetic, is safer and less invasive than the traditional dilation and curettage (D&C) that was traditionally performed at hospitals for abortions or after miscarriages. Due to his research, the death rate for abortion has fallen from 1/7, to 1/11, to 1/13th that of childbirth. The development of medical abortion has also reduced maternal mortality. As long as he remains active in the profession, he trains other doctors in his techniques.
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