Landmark London Abortion Case Revolutionized Reproductive Rights
Important trial established the need for exceptions in cases of rape
(Dr. Aleck Bourne, courtesy the English National Archives)
One evening in London in 1938, a 14-year-old girl walked down the streets with two of her friends past the Horse Guards when one of the guardsmen stopped her and asked if she would like to come inside and see a horse with a green tail. The teenager foolishly went in and the guard stripped her cl…