Bourne judgement press cuttings

Date:
1938
Reference:
PP/CAU/C/1
Part of:
Francis Percival de Caux: archives
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Contains: 102 images

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Bourne judgement press cuttings. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Scrapbook of press cuttings about Rex v Bourne, also known as the Bourne Judgement, a court case in 1938 prosecuting obstetric surgeon Aleck Bourne for performing an abortion on a 14 year old girl who had become pregnant after being raped.The scrapbook begins with an index of newspaper titles.

Publication/Creation

1938

Physical description

1 file (in 2 parts)

Related material

Wellcome holds a set of papers about the case: GC/150

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