Abstract
Regulation of access to contraception or abortion by minors has been a major issue in many jurisdictions over the past decade. This article will investigate the current law in Canada and will enable comparisons to be drawn with the situation in other jurisdictions, particularly those in the United States in light of the United States Supreme Court's recent decision upholding the Hyde Amendment which restricts the use of federal funds for abortions.Some of the legal issues present are common to both contraception and abortion. However, because abortion is expressly regulated by the Criminal Code of Canada, there are also significant differences. The two major issues are the legality of the procedures themselves and consent. These questions are both separate and related: they are separate because the legality of a medical intervention must be looked at apart from consent, and related because consent is one of the factors upon which legality depends.
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