Rex v Bourne
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rex-v-bourne-251-17026745
title:
Rex v Bourne
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Rex v Bourne, The King v Aleck Bourne, or the Bourne Judgment, was a British landmark court case in 1938 relating to an abortion performed by obstetric surgeon Aleck Bourne on a 14-year-old girl who had become pregnant as a result of being raped. The judge directed the jury towards the concept that situations arise where abortion might protect the health of the mother. Bourne was found not guilty of performing the procedure unlawfully and the judgment set the precedence for several subsequent ab
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1938 British court case on abortion
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_v_Bourne
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2024-01-09T19:37:33Z
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