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
- Juliette O’Brien July 17, 1901 Age: 23
- Physician admitted guilt to family, then killed himself
- Frances Odochowski October 11, 1913 Age: 28
- Physician arrested; no trial
- Elizabeth O’Donnell March 9, 1914 Age: 34
- Physician arrested, no trial
- Marie O’Malley, January 10, 1942 Age 36
- 4th death linked to Dr. Emil Gleitsman; another woman died before trial; murder conviction
- Lillie O’Neill June 24, 1908 Age: 36
- Physician arrested but acquitted; midwife convicted
Kittie O’Toole, February 18, 1883 Age: 28
- Well-connected physician arrested; judge dismissed charges
- Marie Oganesoff July 11, 1919 Age: 33
- Physician convicted of manslaughter
- Hannah Olson March 2, 1914 Age: 32
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Lena Oppendal March 13, 1909 Age: 37
- Midwife arrested; death due to ruptured ectopic pregnancy
- Lizzie Orenstein January 10, 1913 Age: 31
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Bessie Orme February 23, 1906 Age: 26
- First of three abortion deaths linked to Dr. George Fosberg; coroner’s jury unable to determine if abortion was legal or illegal
- Maria Ortega October 10, 1970 Age: 23
- Fetus pushed through uterine wall into abdomen during legal abortion
- Joyce Ortenzio June 8, 1988 Age: 32
- 6th of 16 to die at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates; sent home with retained fetal parts, died of sepsis
Venus Ortiz, December 16, 1998 Age: 29
- One of three deaths at NAF member Eastern Women’s Center; failure to establish proper airway; catastrophic brain damage, incapacitated, died after nearly 6 years in nursing home
Doris Silver Ostreicher, August 24, 1955 Age: 22
- Lay abortionists pleaded no contest
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