Jolene Griffith1960s, oklahoma, illinoisSUMMARY: Jolene Griffith, age 33, died on March 25, 1926 after an abortion perpetrated by Dr. W. J. Bryan Henrie in Grove, Oklahoma.

On March 10, Jolene was admitted to a hospital in Tulsa. She died there on March 25, leaving behind a husband and three minor children.
Henire pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter, and served 25 months of a 4-year sentence. Upon his release, he went right back to doing abortions.
Jolene’s abortion was typical of illegal abortions in that it was performed by a doctor.
Abortion rights activists continue to revere Henrie, and to totally ignore the fate of Jolene Griffith. What’s a few dead women among friends?
In the 1960s, we see the 20th Century downward trend in abortion mortality resumed — until a brief upturn starting in 1968, when some states first started loosening their abortion laws. For more, see Abortion Deaths in the 1960’s.
For more on pre-legalization abortion, see The Bad Old Days of Abortion
Sources:
- 395 P.2d 809, 1964 OK 215; Supreme Court of Oklahoma.J. Bryan HENRIE, Plaintiff in Error,v.Derrell H. Griffith, Administrator of the Estate of Jolene Joyce Griffith, Deceased
- “Grove Osteopath Arrested,” The Oklahoman, Nov. 17, 1970
- “Abortion Murder Charged”, The Oklahoman, Apr. 12, 1962
- “Abortion Charge Hits Grove Man”, The Oklahoman, Oct. 20, 1962
- “Abortion Count Filed,” The Oklahoman, Mar. 9, 1961
- “Term in Fatal Abortion,” Kansas City Star, Apr. 12, 1962
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