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Poised for trouble: Dr. Robert Scott, formerly of the Morgentaller abortion clinic, surveys the waiting room of the new $400,000 abortion clinic he ha(...)
Poised for trouble: Dr. Robert Scott, formerly of the Morgentaller abortion clinic, surveys the waiting room of the new $400,000 abortion clinic he ha(...)

Poised for trouble: Dr. Robert Scott, formerly of the Morgentaller abortion clinic, surveys the waiting room of the new $400,000 abortion clinic he ha(...)

Date5/27/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Poised for trouble: Dr. Robert Scott, formerly of the Morgentaller abortion clinic, surveys the waiting room of the new $400,000 abortion clinic he has opened on Gerrard St. E. Aided by a staff of two nurses, two counsellors, a secretary and a security guard Scott said he will perform about 50 abortions a week at a fee of between $275 and $450. He is defying threatened prosecution.
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Abortion doctor: Dr. Robert Scott enters the Harbord St. clinic yesterday, after an appeals court squashed the acquittal of Scott, Dr. Henry Morgentaler and Dr. Leslie Smoling on abortion charges
Abortion doctor: Dr. Robert Scott enters the Harbord St. clinic yesterday, after an appeals court squashed the acquittal of Scott, Dr. Henry Morgentaler and Dr. Leslie Smoling on abortion charges
10/1/1985
Clinic protest: Dr. Robert Scott is led by a police detective from Dr. Henry Morgentaler's abortion clinic yesterday. Scott, who spent the night in ja(...)
Clinic protest: Dr. Robert Scott is led by a police detective from Dr. Henry Morgentaler's abortion clinic yesterday. Scott, who spent the night in ja(...)
7/6/1983
Clinic raided: Dr. Robert Scott (right photo, bearded) is led by a detective from the Harbord St. abortion clinic opened June 15 by Dr. Henry Morgenta(...)
Clinic raided: Dr. Robert Scott (right photo, bearded) is led by a detective from the Harbord St. abortion clinic opened June 15 by Dr. Henry Morgenta(...)
7/5/1983
Opposing sides: Canada has proved very well to the world that you do not need an abortion law, says abortion clinic operator Dr. Henry Morgentaler, above. Pro-life protestors, right, disagree
Opposing sides: Canada has proved very well to the world that you do not need an abortion law, says abortion clinic operator Dr. Henry Morgentaler, above. Pro-life protestors, right, disagree
1/7/1985
Morgentaler reopens clinic, Dr. Henry Morgentaler (right) fumbles with his keys as he prepares to reopen his abortion clinic on Harbord St., where 15 (...)
Morgentaler reopens clinic, Dr. Henry Morgentaler (right) fumbles with his keys as he prepares to reopen his abortion clinic on Harbord St., where 15 (...)
1/7/1985
Abortion protest: A handful of pro-life demonstrators picket outside Dr. Henry Morgentaler's Harbord St. abortion clinic yesterday, after the Ontario (...)
Abortion protest: A handful of pro-life demonstrators picket outside Dr. Henry Morgentaler's Harbord St. abortion clinic yesterday, after the Ontario (...)
10/1/1985
Campaign headache: Dr. Henry Morgentaler's decision to run a Toronto abortion clinic has lead to demonstrations, criminal charges, his acquittal by a (...)
Campaign headache: Dr. Henry Morgentaler's decision to run a Toronto abortion clinic has lead to demonstrations, criminal charges, his acquittal by a (...)
12/5/1984
Metro police had to use bolt cutters today to arrest prolife demonstrators who chained themselves to railings at the Scott abortion clinic on Gerrard (...)
Metro police had to use bolt cutters today to arrest prolife demonstrators who chained themselves to railings at the Scott abortion clinic on Gerrard (...)
5/12/1989
Confrontation: Pro-life protesters block steps of the Scott abortion clinic, while pro-choice supporters attempt to clear blockade
Confrontation: Pro-life protesters block steps of the Scott abortion clinic, while pro-choice supporters attempt to clear blockade
9/8/1989
By Robert Brehl Toronto Star, A decorated Metro policeman's career is on the line for refusing to stand guard outside the Morgentaler abortion clinic
By Robert Brehl Toronto Star, A decorated Metro policeman's career is on the line for refusing to stand guard outside the Morgentaler abortion clinic
5/12/1987
On trial: Dr. Henry Morgentaler leaves court with a friend yesterday after Harvard professor Phillip Stubblefield testified that clinic abortions are safer than those done at hospitals
On trial: Dr. Henry Morgentaler leaves court with a friend yesterday after Harvard professor Phillip Stubblefield testified that clinic abortions are safer than those done at hospitals
11/22/1981
Defending their turf: Dr. Henry Morgentaler and Andrea Knight, executive director of his Harbord St. abortion clinic, leave Queen's Park after attack on health bill
Defending their turf: Dr. Henry Morgentaler and Andrea Knight, executive director of his Harbord St. abortion clinic, leave Queen's Park after attack on health bill
8/21/1989