Each woman’s story includes whatever documentation I can find to substantiate her death. Women’s Stories
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- Linda Padfield, June 18, 1973 Age: 28
- First of two similar cases with Dr. Benjamin Munson, Rapid City, SD
- Sepsis from mutilated fetus left in uterus; acquitted of manslaughter
- Madeline Paffrath, July 21, 1907 Age: c. 21
- Two midwives implicated; outcome of cases unknown to me
- Mary Ann Page, December 29, 1977 Age: 36
- Cardiac arrest during abortion at unspecified facility
- Mary Ann Page , March 27, 1940 Age: 20
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Anna Palanski, July, 1943 Age: 20
- Midwife named in deathbed statement; outcome of case unknown to me
- Elizabeth Palumbo, May 23, 1929 Age: 24
- Dr. Amante Rongetti, out on bail pending new trial for previous abortion death
- Margaret Pank, February 24, 1915
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Mary Paradowski, December 20, 1926 Age: 23
- Midwife indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mary Paredez, April 19, 1977 Age: 26
- Uterus perforated during abortion at San Jose Hospital
- Hemorrhage death
- Berter Mae Parish, July 18, 1918
- Physician arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Patricia Parish, September 8, 1947 Age: 26
- Unspecified abortifacient obtained from undisclosed source
- Mary Park
- August 14, 1917 Age: 24
- Dr. Nicholas J. Phelan acquitted for reason of insanity
- Dr. E.L. Willis convicted of murder
- “Sherryl Parker”, November 22, 1978 Age: 18
- Verified self-induced with pennyroyal oil
- May Parmenter, June 10, 1891 Age: 21
- Unspecified physician; outcome of case unknown to me
- Viola Parr, March 1, 1919 Age: 24
- Dr. W. G. Waters convicted
- Holly Patterson
- September 17, 2003 Age: 18
- Sepsis from medication abortion at Planned Parenthood, Riverside, CA
- Lizzie Paulson, November 24, 1907 Age: 38
- Possible lay abortionist; outcome of case unknown to me
- Shirley Payne, January 4, 1983 Age: 33
- Last of four deaths at Women’s Care Clinic
- Bled to death from perforated uterus
- Counted as illegal abortion death by CDC because Dr. Hipolito Barreiro was not actively licensed
- Agnes Pearson, July 29, 1941 Age: 34
- Two physicians charged; charges dismissed for reasons not provided in documents
- Christina Pearson, December 24, 1908 Age: 38
- Physician charged; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mary Peckman, February 19, 1916 Age: 24
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Mary Pena, December 16, 1984 Age: 43
- 3rd of 16 deaths at NAF member chain Family Planning Associates
- Bled to death from cervical lacerations
- Lavern Perez, January 28, 1943 Age 22
- Dr. Henry Gross convicted of manslaughter
- Second dead patient in one month time span
- DaNette Pergusson, February 11, 1992 Age: 19
- High-risk abortion done as outpatient by Dr. Robert Tamis
- Blood clots in lungs
- Selma Perry, March 9, 1952 Age 19
- Lay abortionists Clarence Mueller and Elsie Schaff convicted
- Carrie Person, March 25, 1909 Age: 37
- Midwife Caroline Meyer also under indictment of another abortion death
- Hung jury
- Grace Peters, April 10, 1912 Age: 38
- Undetermined if self-induced or other perpetrator
- Erika Peterson, July 23, 1961 Age: 28
- Legal abortion for maternal indications
- Cardiac arrest
- Ida Peterson, September 10, 1908 Age 27
- Possible lay abortionist; outcome of case unknown to me
- Sophie Peterson, November 30, 1926 Age: 34
- Physician indicted; outcome of case unknown to me
- Carolina Petritz, March 19, 1916 Age: 30
- Midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Juliet Pottinger , January 7, 1901 Age: 21
- Dr. Maggie Becker convicted
- Magdalena Philippi, March 16, 1869
- Dr. Gabriel Wolff not prosecuted due to inability to prove quickening
- Law changed to remove prosecutorial barrier
- Ruth Phillips, June 25, 1882 Age: 20
- Father arrested for incestuous rape and abortion; final outcome of case unknown to me
- Marie Pickles, December 19, 1921 Age: 18
- Nurse or midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Beulah Pickerill, August 13, 1922 Age: 21
- Two physicians named in deathbed statement; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mary Pichman, February 19, 1915 Age: 24
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Catherine Pierce, October 10, 1989 Age: 27
- Sloppy anesthesia practices by Dr. Daniel McBrayer at Atlanta Surgi-Center
- In coma 7 months until death
- Nina Pierce
- February 15, 1925 Age: 22
- 13th of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow
- Gertrude Pinsky, April 4, 1954 Age: 35
- Dr. Hugo Francese convicted of first-degree manslaughter
- Ida Pomering, March 23, 1905 Age: 30
- Physician or midwife implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Carrie Pollison, March 12, 1915
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Katrina Poole, December 6, 1988 Age: 16
- Unspecified physician’s office
- Discharged with uterine perforations; bled to death
- Genevieve Popjoy, September 12, 1917 Age: 20
- Unidentified perpetrator
- Bettye Porter, June 17, 1953 Age: 24
- Lay abortionist Norman Wade Austin convicted
- Emma Post, June 11, 1857 Age: 20
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Yvette Poteat, July 29, 1985 Age: 26
- Dr. Marion Dorn Jr., The Ladies Clinic
- Failure to diagnose ectopic pregnancy
- Anna Pozajevich, November 23, 1909 Age: 24
- Possible lay abortionist arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Mary Prestkiewicz , 1909 Age: 17
- Physician implicated; outcome of case unknown to me
- Vanessa Preston
- January 22, 1980 Age: 22
- Dr. Curtis Boyd, Dallas, TX
- Embolism-triggered clotting disorder; hemorrhage death
- Ida Prochnow, February 20, 1906 Age: 35
- Midwife arrested; outcome of case unknown to me
- Emily Projahn, October 9, 1916 Age: 33
- Physician implicated; case stricken off for reasons not provided
- Mary Putnam, March 14, 1905 Age: 27
- 10th of 18 deaths linked to Dr. Lucy Hagenow
- Outcome of case unclear
- Molly Quinby, May 31, 1915
- Last of 7 self-induced abortions by unspecified means
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