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
- Mary Ann Lafavor, August 23, 1870 Age: 15
- Unspecified abortifacient provided by landlord
- Giselene Lafantant, October 28, 1993 Age: 25
- Heart failure after abortion by Dr. Scher at Gynecare
- Emma Laisure, July 7, 1941 Age: 27
- Dr. Nathaniel Schafner convicted of murder
- Edna Lamb, February 17, 1917 Age: 20
- Case against physician dropped due to issues with deathbed statement
- Marian Lang, November 11, 1909, Age: 29
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mary Lareau, November 1918 Age: 15
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Harriet Larocque, April 25, 1902, Age 19
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Asunta LaRosa, May 5, 1938 Age: 30
- Fatal abortion perpetrated while suspect was awaiting sentencing in another abortion case
- Outcome of LaRosa case unknown to me
- Minnie Lathan, September 25, 1978 Age: 41
- Unspecified facility
- Uterine perforation; fatal infection
- Mary Lawson, October 6, 1904 Age: 33
- Dr. Alois Rassmussen convicted of murder; acquitted on appeal
- Julia Lawynowicz, October, 1915
- Physician and midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Beulah LeClair, December 2, 1945 Age: 18
- Dr. James Unowawa admitted to abortion, successfully argued medical necessity
- Another dead patient nine years later
- Josephine LeClear, April 19, 1874 Age: 24
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Betty Ledel, October 19, 1954 Age: 27
- Naturopath Sylvia Redman confessed
- Nancy Jo Lee, April 25, 1932 Age: 17
- One of at least four deaths linked to Dr. Richard Thacker
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Rose Lefebre, December 1, 1901 Age: 33
- Unlicensed midwife suspected and released
- No other suspect identified
- Mary Ellen Legge, June 1, 1938 Age: 24
- Otto Lucy, posing as physician, confessed
- Another woman died while disposition of case was pending
- Maria Leho, June 11, 1999 Age: 26
- 12th of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
- Multiple failures in anesthesia care, monitoring, resuscitation
- Ruth Lemaire, April 30, 1917 Age: 24
- Second of three deaths linked to Dr. Lillian Hobbs
- No prosecution, likely due to murder convictions in the other two deaths
- Elizabeth Lembacker, January 20, 1910 Age: 27
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Barbara Lerner, April 18, 1981 Age: 30
- Unspecified facility; infection death
- Susan Levy, May 19, 1992 Age: 30
- 8th of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
- Homeless woman, found dead in friend’s car from infection due to retained fetal parts
- Annabella Lewis, January 28, 1918 Age: 27
- Self-induced with slippery elm bark
- Cora Lewis, December 3, 1983 Age: 23
- 4th of 6 deaths at Inglewood Women’s Hospital
- Uterine infection progressing to pneumonia
- Mrs. George Libby, November 28, 1888 Age: 18
- Abortifacient bought from traveling medicine salesman
- Stella Licherman, February, 1928
- Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Harriet Lichtenberg, October 18, 1942 Age: 23
- Dr. Henry Katz pleaded guilty
- Rose Lieberman, April 16, 1920 Age: 24
- First of two deaths linked to Dr. Herman J. Webber
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Mrs. Lincoln, 1837
- Abortifacient provided by physician
- Anna Lindquist, August 19, 1917 Age: 31
- Midwife acquitted for reasons not specified
- Florence Lindquist, April 26, 1914 Age: 18
- Physician implicated in deathbed statement
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Margaret Linstrom, November 12, 1917 Age: 22
- Second of three deaths linked to Dr. Anna Sorenson
- Sorenson died in jail awaiting trial for third death
- Sara Lint, August 12, 1970 Age: 22
- First of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
- Hysterotomy abortion (similar to C-section) failed to remove fetus
- Rose Lipner, January 29, 1936 Age: 32
- Dr. Maxwell C. Katz admitted to abortion; claimed medical necessity
- Maria Lira, October 16, 1974 Age: 19
- Dead fetus left in uterus during abortion at Riveria Hospital
- Death from infection
- Martha Lockdoy, September 1857 Age: 18
- Abortifacient sold by “Indian doctress”
- Barbara Lofrumento
- June 3, 1962, Age: 19
- Dismembered and flushed down toilet
- Dr. Harvey Lothringer extradited from Europe; pleaded guilty to manslaughter
- Suzanne Logan, December 1, 1992 Age: 34
- Failures in anesthesia, monitoring, resuscitation
- Languished, mute and paralyzed, 3 years until death
- Second of two similar deaths of Dr. Gideon Kioko, Hillview Women’s Medical Surgical Center
- Helen Long, February 23, 1916 Age: 25
- Physician/husband implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Diana Lopez
- February 28, 2002 Age: 25
- Internal lacerations during rushed abortion at Planned Parenthood; bled to death
- Linda Lovelace, July 16, 1980 Age: 21
- Unspecified facility
- Uterine perforation, sepsis
- Leona Loveless, February 11, 1905 Age: 17
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Lottie Lowy, July 26, 1925 Age: 27
- 15th of 18th death linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow
- Outcome of case unknown to me
- Elva Lozada, April 9, 1964 Age 27
- Unspecified procedure and cause of death
- Abortion in unspecified California hospital
- Deborah Lozinski, June 21, 1985 Age: 17
- Mishandled anesthesia; two month coma before death
- Dr. Scheininger, Medical Care Center
- Marjorie Luensman, May 22, 1929 Age 27
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Catherine Lurandowski, February 28, 1918 Age: 27
- Possible lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
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