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
- “Leona M.,” October 9, 1910 Age: 26
- Unidentified physician
- “Phyllis M.,” April 22, 1910 Age: 46
- Unidentified physician
- Dawn Mack, August 3, 1991 Age: 21
- One of three deaths at NAF member Eastern Women’s Center; failure to properly monitor or resuscitate
- Louise Maday, March 31, 1926 Age: 24
- Midwife held; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mildred Maddalone, July 26, 1944 Age 32
- Unidentified perpetrator
Michelle Madden, November 24, 1986 Age: 18
- Abortion sought for possible fetal indications; fetal parts left in uterus, death from sepsis
- Lola Maddison, March 2, 1906 Age: 28
- One of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; case dropped due to irregularities in indictment
- Catherine Madelopodo, July 16, 1913 Age: 30
- Two physicians arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Caroline Malinken, February 11, 1861 Age: 35
- Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Jennie Mallard, January 16, 1901 Age: 20
- Physician implicated in deathbed statement; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mena Malletti, July 9, 1916 Age: 27
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Grace Mallone, July 12, 1918 Age: 18
- Two physicians charged; charges dismissed when key witness died during trial
- Mrs. M. Marazak, November 24, 1916 Age: 24
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Etta Marcus, March 29, 1924 Age: 30
- Physician acquitted for reasons not indicated in source
- Sharon Margrove, May 21, 1970 Age: 25
- Legal abortion; provider, method, and cause of death not noted
- Dorothy Martin, July 29, 1949 Age: 22
- Lay abortionist convicted
- Elizabeth Martin, February 9, 1911 Age: 47
- Midwife implicated; no trial
- Jennie Martin, January 16, 1906 Age: 28
- Physician held by coroner’s jury; outcome of case unknown to me
- Nellie Martin, August 10, 1889 Age: 20
- Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Margaret Marts, February 15, 1920 Age: 26
- Self-initiated, finished by physician; found guilty of unspecified charge and fined $500
- Veronica Maslanka, June 19, 1922 Age: 26
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- “Haley Mason”, April 5, 2001 Age: 22
- Suicide by drug and alcohol overdose
- Bridget Masterson, December 16, 1925 Age: 22
- One of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; charges dismissed by judge
- Clara Mathews, September 17, 1893
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Ellen Matson, November 18, 1917 Age: 29
- One of three deaths linked to Dr. Lillian Hobbs; convicted of intentional manslaughter
- Helen Matta, 1946
- Physician implicated in deathbed statement; outcome of case unknown to me
- Jessie Matteson, May 9, 1901 Age: 22
- Physician arrested; charges dismissed because judge ruled abortion might have been legal
- Catherine Mau, March 11, 1929 Age: 30
- One of two deaths linked to midwife Anna Heisler; convicted of murder
- Anna Mauch, September, 1915
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Marcie Mayer, December 29, 1907 Age: 19
- Midwife convicted of unspecified charge
- Mary Mayer, February 25, 1918 Age: 34
- Likely self-induced by unspecified method
- Sherika Mayo, March 21, 2008 Age: 23
- Injury to uterus and bowel, death from hemorrhage; physician fined and required to take classes
- Gail Mazo, July 12, 1978 Age: 27
- Abortion sought due to health issues; anesthesia mishap; family settled out-of-court
- Dora McBride, 1902
- Probable lay abortionist convicted of unspecified charge
- Margaret McCarthy, May 18, 1904 Age: 18
- Midwife Gertrude Plenz arrested; outcome of case unclear, second woman died three years later
- Mary McCarty, January, 1880 Age: 30
- Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Amanda McCoy, December 22, 1871
- Doctor suspected but cleared
- Sophie McCoy, September 26, 1990 Age: 17
- Extremely unsavory NAF member Abu Hayat sent her home with internal injuries, infection; no action taken until live birth of injured baby the following year
- Violet McCormick, April 23, 1921 Age: 30
- Third death linked to Dr. Louise Achtenberg; acquitted, linked to fourth death
- Margaret McCreary, August 21, 1915
- Midwife Marie Treylt arrested; unclear legal outcome; subsequently linked to second death
- Lillian McCullough, July, 1926 Age: 18
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Carrie McDonald, August 1, 1922 Age: 27
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Rita McDowell, March 8, 1975 Age: 16
- Deliberately sent home with retained fetus by extremely unsavory doctor; died of sepsis; plea-bargained down from murder to perjury charge by leveraging health problems; moved to practice in another state
Eunice McElroy, November 14, 1928 Age: 21
- One of three deaths linked to Dr. Thomas Ney; outcome of case unclear
- Myria McFadden, December 8, 1987 Age: 28
- Unspecified abortion method; heart and lung failure
- Katherine McFarland, April 7, 1919 Age: 25
- No details provided in source
- Madlyon McGeehan, November 18, 1942 Age: 26
- Physician charged with homicide; outcome of case unknown to me
- Georgia Marie McGill, November 17, 1935 Age: 21
- Physician tried; hung jury
- Faye McGinnis, September 25, 1925 Age: 23
- Two physicians indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Sallie McGrann, 1918
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Inez McGraw, June 25, 1942 Age: 18
- Former midwife pleaded guilty
- Edith McIntyre, April 1, 1904 Age: 24
- Physician convicted of manslaughter
Laura McKee, January 22, 1966 Age: 19
- Boyfriend, a surgical technician, charged with capital murder; outcome of case unknown to me
- Evangeline McKenna, January 28, 1974 Age: 38
- Cardiac arrest after abortion in hospital
Jennifer McKenna-Morbelli, February 7, 2013 Age: 29
- Second dead patient of Dr. Leroy Carhart; delay in reaching doctor caused delay in emergency care; massive internal bleeding from clotting problems
Kathy McKnight, September 18, 1993 Age: 36
- Unspecified provider and method; pulmonary embolism
- Kendra McLeod, June 30, 1998 Age: 22
- Discharged with internal injuries from unspecified facility; bled to death
- Lynn McNair, March 23, 1979 Age: 24
- First of two dead patients of Dr. Edward Rubin; risky saline injection got into blood stream causing massive organ damage
- Mary McNeil, April 20, 1933 Age: 22
- Physician convicted of manslaughter
- Jeanette Mebzarek, January 30, 1912 Age: 21
- Midwife arrested; no trial
- Emma Melvin, June 9, 1917 Age: 26
- Third death linked to Dr. Maximillian Meinhard; charged with manslaughter; outcome of case unknown to me
- Dawn Mendoza, June 29, 1988 Age: 28
- Second of two dead patients of Dr. Edward Rubin; delay in transport after amniotic fluid embolism
- Jane Merrill, September 26, 1931
- First of two abortion deaths linked to Dr. Aloysius Mulholland; outcome of case unknown to me
- Annie Merriman, November 6, 1919 Age: 23
- Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Sarah Messinger, April 25, 1899 Age: 30
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Yvonne Mesteth, July 27, 1985 Age: 18
- Second of two dead patients of Dr. Benjamin Munson; massive infection
- Natalie Meyers, October 27, 1972 Age: 16
- Second of 16 abortion deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
- Irene Michaelson, January 7, 1922
- Physician got 5-10 year sentence for unspecified charge
- Emma Miller, November 24, 1906 Age: 22 Chicago
- Identity of perpetrator unknown to me at this time
- Minnie Miller, January 17, 1912 Age: 38
- First of three deaths linked to Dr. Charles W. Klinetop; outcome of case unknown to me
Marian Mills, July 10, 1934 Age: 19
- Unidentified perpetrator
Sandra Milton, April 27, 1990 Age: 23
- Sent home from NAF clinic with hole in uterus; bled to death in front of her children
- Pamela Modugno, May 17, 1972, Age: 18
- Air in blood stream after legal abortion
- Mitsue Mohar, September 10, 1975 Age: 31
- Apparent anesthesia mishap in hospital
Karnamaya Mongar, November 20, 2009 Age: 41
- Second of two deaths at filthy, uninspected Women’s Medical Society; massive overdose, failure to resuscitate, delay in transport
- Mollie Monilson, September 29, 1923 Age: 18
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Ruth Montero, August 7, 1979 Age: 23
- One of four deaths at Women’s Care Center; hemorrhage and mitral valve prolapse
- Denise Montoya, May 29, 1988 Age: 15
- Bled to death after late abortion at NAF member clinic
- Beverly Moore, July 11, 1975 Age: 15
- Unspecified cause of death after abortion in dirty clinic
- Cleo Moore, March 28, 1942 Age: 19
- Physician, who was golfing buddy of prosecutor, acquitted
- Martha Jean Moore, July 18, 1961 Age: 19
- Lay abortionist implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Sylvia Moore, December 31, 1986 Age: 18
- Discharged by NAF member, with instrument embedded in uterine laceration; bled to death
- Mary Moorehead, November 29, 1926 Age: 25
- Last of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow; convicted, appealed; judge shelved new trial due to Hagenow’s old age and ill health
- Christine Mora, November 8, 1994 Age: 18
- 9th of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates; cervical laceration, bleeding, and sepsis
Jamie Lee Morales, July 9, 2016 Age: 30
- Sent home with massive internal lacerations; bled to death; manslaughter charges filed, trial pending
- Maura Morales, May 8, 1981 Age: 24
- Last of 4 deaths at Women’s Care Center; irregular heart rhythms
- Shelby Moran, September 16, 1999 Age: 60
- Sudden blood pressure spike and brain damage; left incapacitated; died after 21 years in nursing home
- Doris Morris, March 12, 1943 age 20
- Midwife charged with murder; outcome of case unknown to me
- Elizabeth Morris, 1855
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Emma Morris, July 16, 1903 Age: 29
- Self-induced with instrument provided by friend
- Lillian Morris, January 19, 1930 Age: 19
- Dentist Milton A. Grissom, out on bail awaiting trial for another abortion death, arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Kathryn Morse, September 3, 1972 Age: 20
- Risky saline abortion in hospital; sepsis and shock
- Kelly Morse, June 22, 1996 Age: 32
- Given lidocaine after indicating allergy; care and transport delayed; no disciplinary action
- Violet Morse, August 1, 1929 Age: 22
- One of three deaths linked to surgical nurse Gertrude Pitkanen; no arrest made
- Loretta Morton, January 3, 1984 Age: 16
- Pulmonary embolism; provider and abortion method not indicated
- Eva Moyer, August 4, 1942 Age 18
- Midwife convicted of murder by abortion
- Anna Mueller, June 25, 1911 Age: 20
- First of two deaths linked to Dr. George Lotz; indicted, admitted guilt, censored by medical society, but no criminal prosecution
- Emily Mueller, December 21, 1926 Age: 15
- First of two deaths linked to midwife Magdelane Stegeman; indicted for felony murder; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mrs. Lewis Muncie, August 13, 1873
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Stella Murgatroyd, January 30, 1904 Age: 27
- Physician implicated in deathbed statement; charges filed, outcome of case unknown to me
- Anna Murphy, April 1, 1911 Age: 23
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Bridget Murphy, June 18, 1914 Age: 39
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Kathy Murphy, September 8, 1973 Age: 17
- One of five deaths at Inglewood Women’s Hospital; sepsis
- Margaret Muscia, August 28, 1926 Age: 44
- Possible lay abortionist indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Dorothy Muzorewa, August 23, 1974 Age: 25
- Discharged with infection and bleeding; hemorrhage death
- Hattie Myers, March 18, 1888
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Hattie Mae Myers, March 7, 1922 Age: 19
- Second of 6 deaths linked to Dr. Charles C. Keester; implicated in deathbed statement which was challenged and thus charges dropped
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