Kevin Van Paassen
Henry Morgentaler is a physician and pro-choice advocate, who for decades has promoted family planning in his medical practice - often in the form of progressive and controversial ideas about health issues, especially contraception and women's health.
As president of the Montreal Humanist Fellowship, he urged the Commons Health and Welfare Committee to repeal an anti-abortion law in 1967. Mr. Morgentaler's recent legal battles have focused on obtaining universal public funding for abortions.
Nominator: Sophie Meyer, Bell Island, NL