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
- “Cookie G.,” August or September, 1913 Age 35
- Unspecified if abortion was legal or illegal
- “Sophie G.”, September 27, 1908
- Unidentified midwife; legal outcome not indicated
- Gertrude Gaesswitz, February 8, 1934, Age 27
- One of 6 deaths linked to Dr. Lou E. Davis; three trials: hung jury, conviction (overturned), acquittal
- Mrs. Frank Gagne, 1918
- Dr. C. Allen Snyder convicted of murder; connected to another abortion death while awaiting trial
- Florence Gaiewski, September 4, 1903 Age: 23
- Doctor indicted but charges later dismissed
- Ann Gallager, March 25, 1848 Age: 20
- Self-induced; implicated doctor on deathbed as revenge for refusing to do the abortion
- Lillian Galvin, March 5, 1915
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Jammie Garcia, March 2, 1994 Age: 15
- Massive infection after abortion in dirty clinic owned by Dr. Moshe Hachamovitch; multiple women died in his clinics, some at his hands
- Josefina Garcia, May 23, 1985 Age: 37
- One of 16 known deaths at NAF member Family Planning Associates chain; failure to diagnose ectopic pregnancy
- Etta Gardener, September 1916 Age: 22
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Gina Gardner, July 27, 1974 Age: 17
- Massive anesthesia overdose
- Myrtle Gardner, December 26, 1932 Age: 20
- Second death attributed to Dr. Mike Roberson, who pleaded nolo contendere
- Winifred Garver, June 27, 1929 Age: 19
- Physician indicted, no trial
- Nora Gates, March 25, 1899
- Funeral interrupted for inquest; perpetrator as yet unknown to me
- Mary Geary, November 1, 1870 Age: 17
- Physician held over for trial; outcome unknown to me
Susanna “Susan” Geary September 19, 1905 Age: 20
- Body dismembered and dumped; doctor implicated, acquitted for reasons not specified
- Antonia Gennaro, April 16, 1917 Age: 27
- Midwife implicated; no trial
- Carmile Ghant, February 5, 1918 Age: 29
- Possible lay abortionists; no trial
- Maggie Gibbons, January 2, 1878 Age: 19
- Doctor convicted of first-degree manslaughter
- Marie Gibson, May 7, 1980 Age: 34
- Abortion recommended due to bowel obstruction
- Mary Gibson, March 6, 1896 Age: 22
- Midwife arrested; released after nature of abortion decided to be undetermined
- Elizabeth Gies, June 19, 1908 Age: 27
- Doctor suspected but murdered for unrelated cause during investigation
Christin Gilbert January 13, 2005 Age: 19
- Late abortion for purported health reasons; lost consciousness in hotel where patients stayed during process; inept CPR; one of two deaths under care of Dr. Leroy Carhart
- Kathleen Gilbert, May 2, 1985 Age: 29
- Lacerated uterus; slowly bled to death after discharge
- Emma Gill, September 12, Age: 26
- Physician pleaded guilty
- Lillie Giovence, October 1, 1914 Age: 18
- Three physicians implicated; no trial
- Rose Glickfield April 4, 1937 Age: 39
- Physician convicted of first-degree manslaughter
- “Gina Irene Glover,” November 9, 1999
- Physician, abortion method, and cause of death not indicated
- Christina Goesswein, October 19, 1990 Age: 19
- One of three dead abortion patients of Dr. Moshe Hachamovitch; medical board cited multiple gross failures of care
- Anna Rose Gold, November27, 1913 Age: 20
- Unclear if doctor was performing abortion or treating self-induced abortion; no trial
- Gaylene Golden, September 30, 1985 Age: 21
- Cervical laceration, embolism; Dr. Joe Bills Reynolds also performed fatal liposuction on his own wife; filthy clinic, janitor administering anesthesia
- Mary Goldstein, July 4, 1912 Age: 33
- Possible lay abortionist; no trial
- Maria Gomez, May 4, 1976 Age: 39
- Gash in uterus, fetal head retained; bled to death
- Rita Goncalves, January 9, 1984 Age: 25
- Unspecified provider, method, and cause of death
Edrica Goode, February 14, 2007 Age: 21
- Planned Parenthood nurse inserted laminaria in spite of obvious vaginal infection; overwhelming sepsis
- Experience “Speedy” Goodrich, 1830 Age: 23
- Boyfriend/medical student implicated; no conviction
- Emeila Gorman, August 10, 1917 Age: 29
- One of three deaths linked to Dr. Anna Sorenson, who died awaiting trial
- Anna Gosch, March 20, 1906
- Boyfriend convicted of homicide; used catheter to cause abortion
- Shary Graham, January 16, 1982 Age: 34
- Abandoned by physician, bled to death from lacerated cervix
- Doris Grant, February 15, 1971 Age: 32
- Hemorrhage after undiagnosed ectopic pregnancy ruptured
Vivian Grant January 21, 1961 Age: 23
- Dr. Mandel Friedman charged with second abortion death while awaiting trial; outcome unknown to me at this time
- Debra Gray, July 15, 1989 Age: 34
- One of two anesthesia overdose deaths for Dr. Gideon Kioko at Hillview Women’s Surgical Center
Edith Green July 10, 1926 Age: 20
- Body dismembered and dumped; physician convicted of abortion and conspiracy
- Norma Greene, March 16, 1981 Age: 34
- Unspecified provider and method; died of pulmonary embolism
- Mary Gresky, September 20, 1922
- Possible lay abortionist convicted of criminal malpractice, granted appeal on technicalities; outcome of subsequent trial unknown to me
- Jolene Griffith, March 25, 1962 Age: 33
- Physician pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter
- Edna Griffith, February 6, 1919 Age: 22
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Agnes Groja, January, 1917 Age: 16
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Sarah Grosvenor, September 14, 1742 Age: 20
- Physician convicted but fled before sentence could be carried out
Laura Grunas, August 4, 2006 Age: 30
- Shot boyfriend dead then turned gun on herself
- Janice Gumm, December 5, 1988 Age: 17
- Lack of due diligence: asthma attack during anesthesia
Carolina Gutierrez February 5, 1996 Age: 21
- Died of sepsis after amputation of gangrenous legs
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