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Henry Morgentaler

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The Resume

    (March 19, 1923-May 29, 2013)
    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

Why he might be annoying:

    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.

Why he might not be annoying:

    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.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 55 Votes: 83.64% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 27 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 322 Votes: 62.11% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 38 Votes: 34.21% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 149 Votes: 45.64% Annoying