▁defense ▁claimed ▁she ▁was ▁under ▁dur ess ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁ab us ive ▁relationship ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁RC MP ▁had ▁ignored ▁her ▁requests ▁for ▁help . ▁ ▁Ne ither ▁the ▁RC MP ▁nor ▁the ▁husband ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁test ify ▁against ▁her ▁accus ations , ▁however ▁both ▁ref uted ▁her ▁claims . ▁ ▁LE AF ' s ▁inter vent ions ▁may ▁impact ▁legal ▁rules ▁both ▁directly ▁and ▁indirect ly . ▁Peter ▁Man fred i ▁con cludes ▁that ▁the ▁area ▁where ▁legal ▁change ▁made ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁practical ▁achiev ement ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁abort ion ▁rights . ▁LE AF ' s ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁elim ination ▁that ▁only ▁hosp it als ▁may ▁perform ▁abort ions ▁had ▁far - re aching ▁imp lications ▁for ▁women , ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁legal ▁abort ions ▁performed ▁after ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Man fred i ▁foot notes ▁that ▁since ▁LE AF ' s ▁confusing ▁inter vent ions ▁in ▁the ▁obsc en ity ▁debate , ▁LE AF ▁experienced ▁two ▁consecutive ▁losses ▁and ▁p onders ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁too ▁early ▁to ▁tell ▁whether ▁these ▁losses ▁signal ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁LE AF ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁LE AF ▁has ▁often ▁suffered ▁other ▁significant ▁losses ▁at ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁proved ▁res il ient ▁in ▁attract ing ▁fund ing ▁and ▁interven ing ▁status ▁at ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada . ▁Some ▁have ▁accused ▁LE AF ▁of ▁being ▁" as ▁much ▁about ▁he aling ▁w ounds