Each woman’s story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death. Women’s Stories
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- Mary Abrams, March 29, 1912 Age: 36
- Possible lay abortionist, charges filed, no trial
- Mary Ackerly January 20, 1846 Age: 19
- Forced abortion, physician acquitted for non-logical reason
- Diane Adams, February 28, 1992 Age: 28
- Manslaughter charges against doctor
- Anna Adler, September 9, 1913 Age: 27
- One of six deaths linked to Dr. Lou E. Davis, charges filed but no trial
- Eurice Agbagaa, January 15, 1989 Age: 26
- Physician abandoned hemorrhaging patient in care of receptionist; license suspended
- Beverly Agnes, December 21, 1973 Age: 21
- Outpatient saline abortion; no action taken
- Julia Agoston, March 12, 1928 Age: 24
- Doctor and accessories charged, no trial
- Stella Ahern, October 24, 1917 Age: 24
- Perpetrator not identified
- Susie Airey, May 12, 1919 Age: 38
- Midwife arrested, case stricken off
- Emma Alby, September 10, 1915, Age: 15
- Forced by parents on girl who knew she wasn’t pregnant; undetermined if actions taken against doctor
- Doris Alexander, April 20, 1938 Age: 30
- Doctor convicted of second-degree murder; accomplice won new trial
- Leigh Ann Alford, November 26, 2003 Age: 34
- Sent home with uterine perforation; bled to death
- Martha Alit, October 16, 1954 Age: 40
- One of three deaths attributed to same doctor
- Annie Allison, September 29, 1923 Age: 44
- Chiropractor posing as doctor; death certificate falsified, body exhumed; charges filed, outcome unknown to me
- Louise Allman, February 5, 1929 Age: 25
- Midwife tried, acquitted for unspecified reasons
- Mary Alpen, February 20, 1915 Age: 23
- No details currently available
- Anna Anderson, October 15, 1915 Age: 25
- Multiple physicians involved, legal outcome unclear
- Christina Anderson, August 6, 1920 Age: 35
- Midwife indicted, no trial
- Clementina Anderson, November 19, 1862 Age: 20
- Physician convicted of manslaughter
- Emily Anderson, December 12, 1892 Age: 32
- One of over a dozen deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; judge ordered jury to acquit
- Emmy Anderson, July 24, 1929 Age: 19
- Physician indicted, legal outcome unknown to me
- Gladys Anderson
- March 31, 1930 Age: 18
- One of two deaths the same day linked to Dr. Thomas Meade
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Madelyn Anderson, May 6, 1924 Age: 24
- One of four deaths connected to Dr. Louise Achtenberg; legal outcome unknown to me
- Martha Anderson, May 5, 1939 Age: 16
- Chiropractor trainee and brother, licensed chiropractor, convicted of murder
- Olga Anderson, October 14, 1908 Age: 23
- No further details known to me
- Victoria Lyn Anderson, April 28, 1969
- Attributed to hospital orderly
- Demetrice Andrews, November 9, 1988 Age: 22
- Unspecified provider and method
- Alice Annalora, March 20, 1926 Age: 19
- Physician and husband released on grounds that abortion might have been performed legally
- Mickey Apodaca, April 11, 1984 Age: 28
- Severed artery, 2-hour delay before transport; manslaughter charges dropped
- Gloria Aponte, April 29, 1986 Age: 20
- Fatal hemorrhage; NAF-member doctor, who had receptionist administering anesthesia at his clinic, fined $2,000
- Henrietta Apple, September 15, 1902 Age: 31
- Midwife confessed
Charisse Ards July 28, 1989 Age: 20
- Pelvic infection; further details unknown
- Genevieve Arganbright, May 20, 1937 Age: 26
- Doctor convicted; overturned because abortion might have been legal
- Mamie Arkins, July 9, 1915 Age: 26
- Perpetrator unidentified
Rena Armstrong February 28, 1930 Age: 17
- Physician convicted of manslaughter
- Auna Arola, October 17, 1927 Age: 31
- Physician indicted; legal outcome unknown to me
- Olive Ash, January 29, 1858 Age: 19
- Physician found guilty of abortion but not manslaughter
Keisha Atkins, February 4, 2017, Age: 23
- Blood clots and sepsis 4 days into late term abortion
- Barbara Auer, September 28, 1929 Age: 29
- Perpetrator not identified
- Barbara Auerbach, December 16, 1982 Age 38
- Bowel obstruction after abortion in hospital
- Della Augustine, March 1, 1914 Age: 24
- Perpetrator unidentified
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