The story of the famous 1989 trial of Chantale Daigle vs Jean-Guy Tremblay. Pregnant at the time of their breakup, Chantale decides to have an abortion. Jean-Guy wants to stop her. This battle goes all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada.
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