Alec Bourne
<p Times New Roman";"><b>Recent English Law.</b></p><p Times New Roman";">The first modern English law written against abortion was the 1803 <i>Miscarriage of Women Act</i>, which banned the use of abortifacient drugs. An 1828 law strengthened the previous statute by banning the use of instruments to cause abortion. In 1861, a landmark English law outlawed all abortions for any reason whatsoever, and any abortion was regarded as a serious felony. This law remained on the books (though modified) for 107 years, until 1968. Its one major modification was the 1929 <i>Infant Life Preservation Act</i>, which permitted abortions only to save the life of the mother.</p><p Times New Roman";">England began its plunge down the slippery slope in 1938 with the use of a predictable (and totally fabricated) "hard case," the tactic used all over the world to obtain abortion on demand for any reason. Professional pro-abortionists alleged that a 14-year old girl was lured into a stable to see a horse with a wooden leg (no kidding) and was supposedly gang-raped by four guardsmen. She became pregnant, and went to a crusading pro-abortion 'doctor' (Alec Bourne), who gave her a free abortion. He then turned himself in. In the resulting case of law, <i>Rex v. Bourne</i>, Judge Alex McNaghten decided that delivery of the baby would impair the girl's mental health, and acquitted the abortionist.</p><p Times New Roman";">Naturally, the guardsmen were never called into court to answer to the charge of rape and for good reason. The incident never happened. It is curious indeed that virtually the same fabricated gang-rape story was used by a plaintiff to obtain abortion in demand in the United States thought the <i>Roe v. Wade</i> case.</p><p Times New Roman";">Apparently there are historians among the pro-abortionists.</p><p >https://www.ewtn.com/library/PROLENC/ENCYC052.HTM</p>