About this episode

This episode discusses the 1970 protest by the Vancouver Women's Caucus against Canada's abortion laws.

Our summer reboot takes us to 1970 when the Vancouver Women's Caucus heads to Ottawa to protest Canada's changing but still restricted laws on abortion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• abortion rights
• protest
• women's rights
• Canadian history
• 1970s
• social change

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