(March 19, 1923- )
Born in Lodz, Poland
Based in Montreal
Namesake for the Morgentaler Clinics operating throughout Canada
Holocaust survivor who lived through Auschwitz (prisoner #95077)
Settled in Canada after World War II

He said, ‘Who said life starts at 40?’
He was forever haunted by his disinclination to visit his father, arrested for labor activism and later killed by the Gestapo.
A higher court reversed one jury acquittal, which led to a ten-month prison sentence.
While his landmark Supreme Court victory (January 28, 1988) was based on the inalienable right of a woman to choose, some provincial governments and anti-choice lobbyists viewed it only as a theoretical right.

Only when his mother died did he truly believe she loved him.
He established a link between unwanted children (particularly males) and violent criminal behavior.
In particular, he noted the frequent abuse Hitler suffered at the hands of his father.
He established a link between abortion and a lower crime rate.
Despite his clashes with anti-abortion groups, he never dismissed the disadvantages of abortion.

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