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
- Karretu Jabbie, November 2, 1989 Age: 24
- Unspecified facility; bled to death
- Louchrisser Jackson, November 4, 1977 Age: 23
- Robert Gardner, Reproductive Services
- Useless follow-up to internal lacerations; bled to death
- Mildred Jakobsen, April 8, 1928 Age: 26
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Jeanette Jarrett, October 11, 1926 Age: 28
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Dorothy Jasinski, November 29, 1930 Age: 17
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Margaret Jenickes, January 15, 1915 Age: 22
- Tip to police interrupted funeral
- Physician implicated, never went to trial
- Rosaura “Rosie” Jimenez
- October 3, 1977 Age: 27
- Verified illegal by midwife
- Agnes Johnson
- October 26, 1929 Age: 33
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Alice Johnson, November 26, 1923 Age: 23
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Anna Johnson
- May 26, 1915 Age: 25
- Second of two deaths linked to Dr. Eva Shaver; outcome of case unknown to me
- Gunshot wound to body to try to disguise cause of death
- Annie Johnson, April 25, 1908 Age: 32
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Cora Johnson, April 26, 1908 Age: 32
- Midwife acquitted for reasons not specified in sources
- Hazel Johnson, May 5, 1914 Age: 21
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Hilja Johnson, May 20, 1939 Age: 37
- Last of three deaths linked to surgical nurse Gertrude Pitkanen
- Case dropped; possible police corruption
- Joyce Johnson, April 21, 1955 Age: 26
- Abortion perpetrated in motel room with nutcracker by future abortion-rights icon Harvey Karman
- Marjorie Johnson, August 22, 1929 Age: 34
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Mary Johnson, March 19, 1946 Age: 29
- Sanatorium owner Margaret Folsom got conviction overturned
- May Johnson, May 11, 1915 Age: 36
- Self-induced “on advice from quack”
- Regina Johnson, September 18, 2003 Age: 32
- First of three deaths at Dr. Alberto Hodari’s Womancare
- Performed by Dr. Milton Nathanson
- Hodari fined for running substandard facility
- Mabel Johnston, August 29, 1918 Age:23
- Two physicians implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Alice Jolly, October 18, 1920 Age: 30
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Emma Jonas, March 11, 1915 Age: 40
- Possible lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Doris Jones, April 11, 1935 Age: 30
- One of six dead patients of Dr. Guy Brewer
- Guilty pleas to all six deaths
- Nakia Jorden, December 10, 1998 Age: c. 16
- 12th of 16 known deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
- Multiple anesthesia screw-ups
- Elizabeth Jorgeson, April 2, 1912 Age: 25
- Possible midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mrs. Andre Jorgenson, June 28, 1900 Age: 24
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Joy Joy, May 26, 1950 Age: 25
- Lay abortionist Annas Whitlow Brown convicted of first-degree manslaughter
- Conviction set aside for reasons unclear to me
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