Abortion-rights activist and pioneer Dr. Henry Morgentaler died Wednesday of a heart attack.
Appropriately, our Friday Film Pick is Democracy on Trial, a 1984 NFB documentary by Paul Cowen in which Morgantaler’s historic legal battle over abortion in the 1970s is unraveled and explored using a combination of archival footage, interviews and re-enactments.
The complete film can be streamed right here or at NFB.ca. Rest in peace, Doctor.
