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In accordance with the preambles of existing legislation, the purpose of a safe access zone is to ensure the public’s access to the health care system and to uphold the privacy, dignity, and fair treatment of patients, health care providers, and health care workers. [...] Prior to the enactment of the Act, each year, the presence of protesters increased throughout the month of October with the 40 Days for Life campaign.12 Protesters participating in this “campaign” would demonstrate on the sidewalk outside of the Victoria General Hospital. [...] Morgentaler,” rather than to “provide the finest quality care for women in the province.”89 The decision was “upheld on appeal to the New Brunswick Court of Appeal and leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was denied”. [...] The court also found that due to Morgentaler’s position, he met the standard of having a “genuine interest in the [legislation’s] validity”.100 Because of the "intimate and private nature" of the decision to terminate a pregnancy, Justice Jenkins decided that “it [was] unreasonable to expect a woman seeking access to abortion to carry out a court challenge”.101 The court decided in favour of Morge. [...] The Island’s Right to Life chapter provided buses for members to attend and vote against the TAC.151 They succeeded with 1,796 votes.152 To illustrate the extent of Right to Life’s influence on the Island, Mckenna notes that in the early 1980’s the “local media sent reporters to cover their meetings”.153 Once the Island’s Right to Life chapter was successful in preventing abortion services from be.