Each woman’s story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death. Women’s Stories
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All Deaths by Name
- “Clara F.,” June 18, 1910 Age: 21
- Self-induced with catheter
- “Ophilia F.,” December 15, 1910
- Unidentified midwife; outcome of case unknown to me
- Katherine Falesch May 4, 1921 Age: 37
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mary Faulkner August 20, 1880
- Physician acquitted for reason not provided in sources
- Mary Francis Falls December 14, 1917 Age: 18
- Physician acquitted for reason not provided in sources
- Mary Farwig, November 4, 1899 Age: 28
- Sources unclear as to who perpetrator was
- Johanna Faulner June 29, 1906 Age: 40
- Midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Anna Fazio February 13, 1929 Age: 20
- Midwife Marie Zwienczak convicted of homicide
- Mary Federowicz July 21, 1923 Age: 28
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Degna Felicelli, October 10, 1916 Age: 36
- Two doctors cleared for reasons not indicated
- Antoinette Fennor March 7, 1875 Age: 20
- Midwife charged; outcome of case unknown to me
- Frances Fergus March 31, 1914 Age: 24
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Isobel Ferguson April 14, 1932 Age: 21
- Two different physicians suspected; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mildred Ferguson, February 25, 1948 Age: 23
- Dr. William M. Lewis convicted of second-degree murder
- Emma Fertig December 17, 1914 Age: 24
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Beatrice Fisher March 6, 1945 Age: 36
- Dr. Frank Hart convicted of manslaughter
- Betty Fisher June 13, 1925 Age: 24
- Two physicians implicated for reasons not indicated in source
- Erna Fisher March 10, 1988 Age: 18
- Choked on vomit during abortion
- Dr. Dennis Miller made no attempts to resuscitate
- Elizabeth Fitzgerald December 9, 1881 Age 26
- Physician charged; outcome of case unknown to me
- Bonnie Fix February 12, 1974 Age: 38
- Hysterectomy abortion recommended for health reasons
- Fresno Community Hospital
- Post-op bowel and lung problems
- Sharon Floyd March 28, 1975 Age: 18
- Infection after abortion at Associated Concern
- Elizabeth Foley November 8, 1879
- First of two deaths linked to Dr. Franklin Brooks
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Margaret Foley, November 25, 1924 Age: 20
- Dr. Roger S. Parry committed suicide in his cell before trial
- Linda Fondren January 20, 1974 Age: 21
- Dr. Mohammad Pourtabib, Pre-Birth
- Bleeding, surgery, spleen rupture; death
- Mary Foorman November 11, 1875 Age: 19
- Dr. J. F. McIlwain convicted
- Christella Forte January 14, 1986 Age: 16
- Risky saline abortion at New Centre Hospital
- Saline in blood stream; convulsions and death
- Janet Foster September 15, 1971 Age: 18
- Dr. Richard Neal, Valley Doctors’ Hospital
- Discharged with fetus rotting in her womb; collapsed and died from infection
- Neal tried for manslaughter; hung jury
- Jennie Fouts, May 24, 1879 Age 20
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Adelaide Fowler July 27, 1920 Age: 38
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Glenna Jean Fox January 19, 1989 Age: 17
- Bled to death after abortion by Dr. Morris Wortman
- Ruth Fox April 20, 1912 Age: 19
- Pharmacy clerk and physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Edna Frederickson March 7, 1913 Age: 16
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Ruth Fragale February 8, 1919 Age: 20
- Self-induced with unspecified instruments
- Laura France September 6, 1989 Age: 33
- Self-induced with air compressor
- Loren Franklin August, 1924 Age: 19
- Third of six deaths linked to Dr. Charles C. Keester
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Shellane Franklin August 23, 1927 Age: 27
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Margie Fraser October 13, 1936 Age: 18
- Second of three deaths linked to surgical nurse Gertrude Pitkanen
- Case dismissed; possible corruption
- Dorothy Friedland April 26, 1921 Age: 25
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Ruth Friedl August 21, 1929 Age: 27
- Unverified self-induced by drinking ergot abortifacient
- Mary Fuller May 30, 1876 Age: 25
- First of two deaths in one week linked to Dr. Sarah E. Sullivan
- Outcome of case unknown to me
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