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
- Sandra Kaiser, November 19, 1984 Age: 14
- Suicide: jumped off overpass into traffic
- Mary Kakacek, September 23, 1899 Age: 29
- Funeral interrupted for inquest; midwife implicated, legal outcome unknown to me
- Elise Kalat, February 12, 1987 Age: 22
- Asthma attack during recovery, botched CPR at Planned Parenthood
- Katherine Kammer, March 21, 1911 Age: 33
- Unspecified midwife; no known charges filed
- Francis Karies, October 23, 1920 Age: 19
- Dr. C. W. Milliken arrested; legal outcome unknown; subsequent second death linked to him
- Catherine Kasper, April 26, 1920 Age: 26
- Midwife acquitted for reasons not provided in source
- Ida Kaufman, December 8, 1914 Age: 13
- Unknown perpetrator
- Mary Keegan, February 16, 1890
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; legal outcome unknown to me
- Rosie Kawera, June 14, 1916 Age: 29
- One of three deaths linked to midwife Wilhemina Benn; legal outcome unknown to me
- Stella Kelly, April 30, 1909 Age: 28
- One of five deaths linked to Dr. Louise Achtenberg; murder charges filed, final outcome unknown to me
- Belle Keehn, December 28, 1921 Age: 30
- Unknown perpetrator
Ann Keenan, October 7, 1963 Age: 21
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Mary Kelly, November 11, 1929 Age: 23
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Anna Kelson, October 19, 1918 Age: 20
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Bertha Kern, January 30, 1893 Age: 21
- Physician convicted of manslaughter, overturned based on technicalities relating to deathbed statement
- Ella Kettler, December 14, 1911 Age: 34
- Physician indicted, no trial
- Anna Kick, November 20, 1925 Age: 29
- Unidentified midwife
- Nancy Kierzek, September 11, 1970 Age: 21
- Boyfriend pleaded guilty
- Annie Killhoff, December 5, 1905 Age: 19
- Two physicians arrested, no trial
- Elizabeth Kimball, January 28, 1867 Age: 31
- Inquest performed at cemetery crypt; no perpetrator identified
- Louisa Kimball, September 15, 1854 Age: 25
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Alice Kimberly, February 1, 1957 Age: 38
- Veterinarian Ira Ledbetter convicted of first-degree manslaughter
- Patricia King, May 4, 1987 Age: 24
- Reaction to anesthesia in dirty office falsely called a licensed clinic; failure to resuscitate; no disciplinary action noted
- Violet King, August 23, 1916 Age: 26
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of trial not known to me
- Mary Kirkpatrick, 1859 Age: 16
- Unidentified abortifacient provided by factory boss
- I**rene Kirschner**, May 19, 1932 Age 24
- One of six deaths linked to Dr. Lou E. Davis; legal outcome unknown to me
- Mary Kissell, August 2, 1937 Age: 25
- Doctor and midwife implicated; legal outcome unknown to me
- Mary Kizior, April 3, 1919 Age: 22
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Ida Kloie, November 15, 1912 Age: 38
- Midwife implicated, legal outcome unknown to me
- Anna May Klanenberg, August 23, 1906 Age: 24
- Physician charged; legal outcome unknown to me
- Helen Kleich, January 23, 1914 Age: 17
- Midwife tried, acquitted for reasons not indicated
- Matilda Kleinschmidt, September 21, 1930 Age: 20
- Physician indicted; legal outcome not known to me
- Viola Koepping, June 7, 1929 Age: 20
- Physician indicted; legal outcome not known to me
- Alice Koester, March 5, 1900
- Possible lay abortionist sentenced for unspecified charges
- Martha Kohnke, September 24, 1927 Age: 35
- Second abortion death linked to nurse Emma Schultz; legal outcome unknown to me
- Anna Korcik, July 15, 1916
- Midwife implicated but released
- Helen Koss, January 6, 1924 Age: 26
- Midwife indicted for homicide; outcome of case unknown to me
- Bessie Kouns, May 1, 1928 Age: 29
- Physician convicted of manslaughter; conviction set aside, further outcome unknown to me
- Eva Krakonowicz, February 11, 1916 Age: 42
- Midwife indicted, no trial
- Anna Krause, March 21, 1916 Age: 33
- Midwife acquitted for reasons not specified in source
- Florence Kruse, August 29, 1927 Age: 15
- Physician charged but released
- Sophie Krawczyk, April 22, 1920 Age: 28
- Midwife indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Jennie Kuba, June 20, 1929 Age: 28
- Midwife indicted, no trial
- Sophia Kuhn, September 25, 1892 Age: 30
- One of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; outcome of case unknown to me
- Rose Kulamer, December 26, 1919 Age: 33
- Midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Frances Kulczyk, March 24, 1915 Age: 31
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Martha Kwasek, February 28, 1914 Age: 23
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Stefania Kwit, April 3, 1928 Age: 30
- Midwife charged; outcome of case unknown to me
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