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Posted on 05/07/08

Morgentaler honour launched in church basement

TORONTO -- About a dozen of Henry Morgentaler's supporters met in the basement of Toronto's Trinity-St. Paul's United Church in January, 2005, to brainstorm how to get the abortion-rights crusader appointed to the Order of Canada. A sense of optimism filled the room. But those seated around the table were also pragmatic: Two other major public attempts had failed to earn the aging doctor the country's highest civilian honour.

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