Documented Incidents of 365 Women Who Have Been Killed by "Safe" and Legal Abortion
""Institutionalised racism" consists of the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin."
— "Institutionalised Racism in Health Care." The Lancet, March 6, 1999, page 765.
This is a number that shows the legal abortion death rates of women by race. Although this document is certainly not a complete list of legal abortion fatalities, the sample size is certainly representative of the whole. For example, among legal abortion fatalities whose race has been identified, the death rate for White women is (87/23,344,163), or 3.73 deaths per million abortions. The death rate for Black women is (132/15,246,010), or 8.66 deaths per million abortions. Therefore, the legal abortion death rate among Black women is (8.66/3.73) = 2.32 times higher than that of White women.
IMPORTANT NOTE
If you have documentation on the names of any other women killed by so-called "safe" and legal abortion, or if you have any comments on or additions to this file, please contact:
Brian Clowes, Ph.D. Human Life International 4 Family Life Lane Front Royal, Virginia 22630 Telephone: (540) 622-5241 E-mail: bclowes@hli.org
365 Women Who Have Been Killed by "Safe" and Legal Abortion
(for documentation, click on the last name of the victim)
NOTE: The above list of deaths is obviously just the tip of the iceberg, because there is usually an inpenetrable curtain of secrecy surrounding abortion deaths. They only come to light if pro-lifers are on the scene, if the press gets information, or if they are written up in medical journals.
We possess partial information on the deaths of other other women killed by legal abortion. We did not have enough information on their deaths to include them in the above comprehensive list. Their names, states of origin, and years of death are listed below. If you have any information on any of these women, or on any other deaths not listed here, please contact Brian Clowes at Human Life International, 4 Family Life Lane, Front Royal, Virginia 22630, telephone (540) 622-5241, e-mail: bclowes@hli.org.
Carol Cunningham (New Mexico, 1986)
Arlin dela Cruz (Pennsylvania, 1992)
Rosalyn Joy (Tennessee, 1987)
Elva Lozada (California, 1964)
Betty Moon (Ohio, 1978)
Angela Reynolds (New Jersey, 1988)
Magdalena Rodriguez (California, 1994)
Jan Simmons (California, 1978)
Adrienne Williams (Pennsylvania, 1986)
Shirley Williams (Georgia, 1980)
Documentation on Legal Abortion Deaths
Adams : Date of Death: February 28, 1992. Place of Death: San Juan, Puerto Rico. Abortionist: Angel Acevedo Montalvo. Virgin Islands Daily News, March 5, 1992. Agbagaa : Date of Death: January 15, 1989. Place of Death: Y&P Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Abortionist: Abram Zelikman. New York Daily News, January 16, 1989; Associated Press, January 16 and February 3, 1989; New York Newsday, July 9, 1989. Alford : Date of Death: November 26, 2003. Place of Death: Summit Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama. Abortionist: Malachy DeHenre. Andy Kanengiser. "Abortion Death Cited in Action Against Doctor: Ala. Suspends License of Jackson Abortion Practitioner." The Clarion Ledger, August 14, 2004; Associated Press, August 19, 2004. Andrews : Date of Death: November 9, 1988. Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia. Abortionist: Unknown. Georgia Department of Human Resources; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey [1997], page 224. Apodaca : Date of Death: April 11, 1984. Place of Death: El Paso, Texas. Abortionist: Raymond Showery. Des Moines Register, May 5, 1984. Aponte : Date of Death: April 29, 1986. Place of Death: Stamford, Connecticut. Abortionist: Hanan Rotem. Associated Press, November 22, 1989. Ards : Date of Death: July 28, 1989. Place of Death: Arapahoe County, Colorado. Abortionist: Unknown. Rocky Mountain News, August 1, 1989; Colorado Department of Health; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey [1997], page 227. Auerbach : Date of Death: December 16, 1982. Place of Death: New York City, New York. Abortionist: Unknown. Mercer County Coroner's Report #11-81-0996. Bailey : Date of Death: December 3, 1977. Place of Death: Pacific Glen Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Bahatunde Eboreime. Los Angeles County Coroner Report #77-14563. Banks : Date of Death: September 30, 1989. Place of Death: Hillcrest Women's Surgi-Center, Washington, DC. Abortionist: Llewelyn Crooks. "Woman Died After Abortion at Hillcrest in D.C." Defend Life, March-April 2001, page 3. Baptiste : Date of Death: December 18, 1982. Place of Death: Women's Care Center, Miami, Florida. Abortionist: Orlando Zaldivar. Miami Herald, December 22, 1982, January 5, 1983, May 4, 1983 and November 17, 1986; Kafrissen, Grimes, Hogue and Sacks. "Cluster of Abortion Deaths at a Single Facility." Obstetrics & Gynecology News, September 1986 [Volume 68, Number 3], pages 387 to 389; National Right to Life News, February 3, 1983; Dade County Circuit Court case #83-37733. Bardsley : Date of Death: 1995. Place of Death: Phoenix, Arizona. Abortionist: John Biskind. The Arizona Republic, March 12, 1999 . Barnes : Date of Death: July 8, 1988. Place of Death: Surgicare Outpatient Center, Victoria, Texas. Abortionist: Frederick S. Shields. Victoria County District Court case #90-5-40, 939-C. Bell : Date of Death: December 1, 1992. Place of Death: Family Planning Associates, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Stephen Lichtenberg. Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1992 and May 5, 1994; Chicago Sun-Times, September 6 and 7, 1992; Southtown Economist, September 8, 1992; Daily Herald, September 6 and 7, 1992; Washington Times, June 4, 1994; The Wanderer, August 18, 1994; Cook County Circuit Court cases #91L13681 and #94L06529. Benton : Date of Death: April 20, 1987. Place of Death: Biogenetics, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Dusan Zivkovic. Cook County Circuit Court case #89L 2906; Death Certificate #607697. Bermio : Date of Death: June 14, 1983. Place of Death: Prospect Hospital, The Bronx, New York. Abortionist: Joseph B. Shapse. Bermeo v. Prospect Hospital, New York State Supreme Court, 162 A.D. 2d 235, 556 (1990). Blaum : Date of Death: March 11, 1974. Place of Death: New Orleans, Louisiana. Abortionist: Sidney Knight. Orleans Parish Coroner's Office case #974-3-89; Jefferson Parish District Court case #74-168-162. Bleavins : Date of Death: September 18, 1971. Place of Death: John Wesley Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Unknown. Los Angeles County Coroner Report #71-10001. Boom : Date of Death: September 21, 1995. Place of Death: Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abortionist: Karen S. Watson. Tom Kertscher. "Malpractice Caused Woman's Death, Lawyer Says: Teacher Went to Sinai Samaritan for Abortion." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 25, 2001; "Doctor's Negligence Caused Legal Abortion Death in Wisconsin." Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 4, 2001. Boyd : Date of Death: October 23, 1981. Place of Death: Reproductive Health Services, St. Louis, Missouri. Abortionist: Robert Crist. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 26, 27 and 30 and November 4, 10, 14 and 21, 1981; St. Louis Circuit Court case #812-11077. Brown : Date of Death: April 4, 1985. Place of Death: Mobile, Alabama. Abortionist: Wayne Patterson. ;Death Certificate #621691; "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978. Bradley : Date of Death: August 16, 1974. Place of Death: Friendship Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Unknown. Alabama Death Certificate #85-10613; Monroe County Circuit Court case #CV-85-54; Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences Autopsy Report #27-85-31386. Bryant : Date of Death: May 27, 1986. Place of Death: Dallas Ladies Medical Clinic, Dallas, Texas. Abortionist: Robert Prince. Dallas County District Court case #88-1642-F. Burwell : Date of Death: Unknown. Place of Death: Boston, Massachusetts. Abortionist: Warren D. Briscoe. Massachusetts Civil Action #94-5744A. Byrd : Date of Death: January 27, 1987. Place of Death: Inglewood Women's Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Stephen Pine. Los Angeles County Superior Court case #SWC 90298; Los Angeles Times, December 3, 1987; Marc Lacey. "`Abortion Assembly Line' Blamed in Death." Los Angeles Times, August 12, 1989; Associated Press, July 15, 1989; Leslie Bond. "Abortion Hospital Closed Because of "Battlefront Conditions"." National Right to Life News, March 24, 1988, page 5. Caldwell : Date of Death: February 4, 1986. Place of Death: Mobile, Alabama. Abortionist: George Wayne Patterson. "Slain Doctor Led Double Life." Mobile Daily News, August 29, 1993. Camp : Date of Death: May 19, 1985. Place of Death: San Leandro, California. Abortionist: Unknown. Alameda County Coroner's report #85-1122; California Certificate of Death #85-068355. Cardemone : Date of Death: August 16, 1989. Place of Death: Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Abortionist: Michael W. Weinberger. Pittsburgh Press, September 26, 1991; American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology [Volume 14, Number 2], 1993; Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas case #GD9114565. Calton : Date of Death: July 18, 1979. Place of Death: Northside Family Planning Services, Atlanta, Georgia. Abortionist: Unknown. "Autopsy Blames Abortion for Death of Cochrane Woman." The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, July 21, 1979, page 12A; National Right to Life News, September/October 1979, page 11; The Atlanta Daily Report, July 20, 1994. Causey : Date of Death: December 3, 1988. Place of Death: Macon, Georgia. Abortionist: Joe W. McDaniel. Macon Telegraph and Press, December 5, 1988; Associated Press articles of December 5, 1988, January 26, 1989 and November 2, 1989. Caventou : Date of Death: May 8, 1986. Place of Death: Mercy Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: H.N. Fahmy. California Death Certificate #86-087497; Los Angeles County Coroner's Report #86-6084; Los Angeles County Superior Court case # C646212. Chacon : Date of Death: March 3, 1984. Place of Death: Avalon Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Edward Allred or Leslie Orleans. Los Angeles Coroner case #84-2948; Daily Breeze, March 2, 1985; "Family of Teen-Ager Who Died During Abortion Files Lawsuit." Los Angeles Herald Examiner, March 3, 1985. Chambers : Date of Death: May 12, 1991. Place of Death: Alameda County, California. Abortionist: Unknown. Alameda County Coroner case #91-0721; California Death Certificate #91-065771. Chmiel : Date of Death: June 3, 1975. Place of Death: Biogenetics, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Unknown. "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978. Cliett : Date of Death: March 5, 1980. Place of Death: Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abortionist: Unknown. Pennsylvania State Death Certificate #029586; Philadelphia Common Pleas Court case #81-05-2770. Clodfelter : Date of Death: June 16, 1989. Place of Death: Richmond Medical Center for Women, Richmond, Virginia. Abortionist: William Fitzhugh. Richmond City Circuit Court case #LU-441-1; Virginia State Death Certificate #89-020384; The Abortion Injury Report, April 1995, page 2. Colson : Date of Death: June 26, 1994. Place of Death: Pensacola Women's Medical Services, Miami, Florida. Abortionist: William Keene. Panama City News Herald, June 19 and June 29, 1984; Pensacola News Journal, June 29, 1994; St. Petersburg Times, June 30, 1984; USA Today, June 30, 1984; District I, Florida, case #MLA94-266. Colton : Date of Death: July 18, 1979. Place of Death: Northside Family Planning Services, Atlanta, Georgia. Abortionist: Larry Cohen. National Right to Life News, September/October 1979. Corey : Date of Death: February 28, 1993. Place of Death: Southern Tier Women's Services, New York. Abortionist: Unknown. "Informed Consent." The Rutland Tribune, February 23, 1996; Vermont Certificate of Death #93-0107. Cortez : Date of Death: September 20, 1986. Place of Death: HER Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Leo F. Kenneally. LA Herald-Examiner, February 22, 1988. Cote : Date of Death: December 14, 1991. Place of Death: New York City, New York. Abortionist: Unknown. New York State Certificate of Death Register #91-1840. Cottone : Date of Death: July 1, 1981. Place of Death: Allamakee County, Iowa. Abortionist: Unknown. Iowa State Death Certificate #81-013385. Coulter : Date of Death: November 15, 1972. Place of Death: Bel Air Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Unknown. Los Angeles County Coroner case #72-12165; American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, August 1973. Damato : Date of Death: February 25, 1980. Place of Death: ABCD Clinic, Denver, Colorado. Abortionist: James Franklin. Rocky Mountain News, December 4, 1981 and Denver Post, May 22, 1981. Dancy : Date of Death: July 27, 1990. Place of Death: The Fleming Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. Abortionist: Clarence J. Washington. Raleigh News & Observer, July 29, 1992 and July 21, 1993. Dardie : Date of Death: August 3, 1982. Place of Death: Plymouth General Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. Abortionist: Youl Choi. Wayne County, Michigan Circuit Court case #84-423-794-NM. Davis, Barbaralee : Date of Death: June 14, 1977. Place of Death: Hope Clinic for Women, Granite City, Illinois. Abortionist: Hector Zevalos. Centers for Disease Control Abortion Surveillance Summary 1977; Chicago Tribune, August 31, 1977; The Wanderer, October 13, 1977; St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 15, 1979. Davis, Glenda : Date of Death: March 14, 1989. Place of Death: Aaron Family Planning Clinic, Houston, Texas. Abortionist: Robert Hanson. Harris County District Court case #89-028771. Davis, Kathy : Date of Death: February 6, 1987. Place of Death: Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio. Abortionist: Unknown. State of Ohio Certificate of Death #008739; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey [1997], page 222. Davis, Margaret : Date of Death: July 15, 1972. Place of Death: Windsor Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Christopher Dotson. Los Angeles County Coroner case #72-7646. Davis, Sharon : Date of Death: January 9, 1983. Place of Death: Tucumcari, New Mexico. Abortionist: Unknown. New Mexico Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; New Mexico State Certificate of Death #034180. DeChapell : Date of Death: August 17, 1978. Place of Death: 620 SW First Street, Miami, Florida. Abortionist: Eduardo F. Elias. Miami Herald, August 18, 1978. Dennard : Date of Death: September 7, 1989. Place of Death: Biogenetics, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Inno U. Obasi. "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978; Chicago Tribune, October 26, 1989, May 3, 1990, and June 13, 1990; Cook County Circuit Court case #89L-13692. Desanges : Date of Death: September 16, 1994. Place of Death: Choices Women's Medical Center, Queens, New York. Abortionist: David Gluck. New York Daily News, September 17, 1994; New York Newsday, September 17, 1994. Dillon : Date of Death: May 13, 1981. Place of Death: Long Island Gynecological Group, Hempstead, New York. Abortionist: Mark Silver. New York State Supreme Court 134 AD 2d 159, 520 NY Supp, 2, 751. Dorsey : Date of Death: February 6, 1986. Place of Death: Family Planning Associates, Cypress, California. Abortionist: Kenneth White. Orange County Coroner's Report #86-0682-AK; Orange County Superior Court case #51-04-15. Dowdy : Date of Death: December 1, 1998. Place of Death: Brooklyn Women's Health Pavilion, New York, New York. Abortionist: Unknown. New York Post, December 6, 1998. Drummer : Date of Death: January 31, 1972. Place of Death: Doctor's Hospital of Pinole, Pinole, California. Abortionist: Unknown. California State Certificate of Death #72-032193; Contra Costa County, California Coroner's Report #CR-72-122. Duarte : Date of Death: October 30, 1991. Place of Death: Women's Place Clinic, Las Vegas, Nevada. Abortionist: Larry Thompson. "Answers Sought in Abortion," Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 2, 1991; "Woman Dies After Abortion at NLV Clinic." Las Vegas Review-Journal, November 1, 1991; "Vegas Abortion Death Examined." San Francisco Examiner, November 4, 1991, page A-7; Washington Times, November 21, 1991; Las Vegas Review-Journal, December 10, 1991. Dudley : Date of Death: March 16, 1973. Place of Death: Friendship Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Unknown. "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978; Chicago Sun-Times, March 24, 1973. Emry : Date of Death: January 2, 1978. Place of Death: Water Tower Reproductive Center, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Arnold Bickham. "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978; Centers for Disease Control Abortion Surveillance Summary 1978. English : Date of Death: January 12, 1980. Place of Death: Laurel Clinic, Washington, DC. Abortionist: Milan Vuitch. Washington Times, April 19, 1984; Washington Post, April 26, 1986; Vital Signs, June 1985; Washington DC Court of Appeals case # 82-1077. Espinoza : Date of Death: April 15, 1997. Place of Death: San Antonio, Texas. Abortionist: Unknown. "ME's Office Verifies Teen Died from Legal Abortion." San Antonio Express-News, April 24, 1997. Estanislao : Date of Death: May 12, 1989. Place of Death: Wisconsin Avenue Women's Health Care Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Abortionist: Alan J. Ross. Health Claims Arbitration Office claim HCA #91—240; Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, July 1993; The Wanderer, December 5, 1991. Fisher : Date of Death: March 10, 1988. Place of Death: Comprehensive Women's Health Care, Kansas City, Kansas. Abortionist: Dennis W. Miller. Associated Press, May 10, 1988; Kansas City Star, June 3, 1990; Topeka Capital-Journal, June 4, 1990. Fix : Date of Death: February 12, 1974. Place of Death: Fresno Community Hospital, Fresno, California. Abortionist: Unknown. California State Certificate of Death #74-016613; Fresno County, California Superior Court case #168185. Floyd : Date of Death: April 28, 1975. Place of Death: Associated Concern, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Samuel Edwards. "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978. Fondren : Date of Death: January 20, 1974. Place of Death: Pre-Birth Clinic, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Mohammad Pourtabib. Cook County Circuit Court case #74L-12514; Death Certificate #601804; Chicago Today, August 5 and 16, 1974; Chicago Tribune, August 17 and 21, 1974; "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978. Forte : Date of Death: January 14, 1986. Place of Death: New Center Hospital, Detroit, Michigan. Abortionist: Raul Rivera. Michigan State Certificate of Death #907467; Wayne County Circuit Court case #86-621838; Bernadelle Technical Bulletin, November 1989. Foster : Date of Death: September 15, 1971. Place of Death: Valley Doctors Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Richard Neal. Los Angeles County Coroner case #71-9846; Los Angeles County Superior Court case #A310874. Fox : Date of Death: January 19, 1989. Place of Death: Clifton Springs, New York. Abortionist: Morris Wortman. Bernadelle Technical Bulletin, March 1990; Wayne County Surrogate Court petition of administration filed July 26, 1990. Garcia, Jammie : Date of Death: March 2, 1994. Place of Death: A to Z Clinic, Houston, Texas. Abortionist: John B. Coleman. Harris City Hospital District autopsy #A-94000025. Garciá Josefina : Date of Death: May 28, 1985. Place of Death: Family Planning Associates, Long Beach, California. Abortionist: Unknown. South Los Angeles County Superior Court #SOC-82220; Long Beach Press-Telegram, April 25, 1986. Gibson : Date of Death: 1980. Place of Death: Anderson Memorial Hospital, Anderson, South Carolina. Abortionist: Unknown. South Carolina State Certificate of Death #80-8427. Gilbert, Christin : Date of Death: January 2005. Place of Death: Women's Health Care Services, Wichita, Kansas. Abortionist: George Tiller. "Woman's Death After Abortion Not a Crime, Jury Finds." The Wichita Eagle, August 1, 2006. Gilbert, Kathleen : Date of Death: May 2, 1985. Place of Death: Women's Aid Clinic, Lincolnwood, Illinois. Abortionist: David Turow. Cook County Circuit Court case #85L-10455. Goesswein : Date of Death: October 19, 1990. Place of Death: The Bronx, New York. Abortionist: Moshe Hachamovitch. New York State Board For Professional Medical Conduct case #93-127; United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Docket #97-9065; "Clinic Head Faces Complaints." Arizona Republic July 15, 1998; "History of Trouble at Clinics." The Arizona Republic, January 17, 1999; State Medical Board of New York Statement of Charges, September 16, 1992. Golden : Date of Death: September 30, 1985. Place of Death: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Abortionist: Joe Bills Reynolds. Herschel W. Lawson, M.D., Hani K. Atrash, M.D., M.P.H., and Adele L. Franks, M.D. "Fatal Pulmonary Embolism During Legal Induced Abortion in the United States from 1972-1985." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 1990 [Volume 162, Number 4], pages 986 to 990; "Doctor's Trial Nears In Liposuction Death." The Daily Oklahoman, April 22, 1991; District Court of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, case #20-CJ-87-2991. Gomez : Date of Death: May 4, 1976. Place of Death: Atlantic Family Clinic, Compton, California. Abortionist: John Blodgett. Los Angeles County Coroner #76-5654. Goncalvez : Date of Death: January 8, 1984. Place of Death: Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Abortionist: Unknown. The Providence Journal, January 9, 1984, page B-2; National Center for Health Statistics. "Deaths From Selected Abortion-Related Causes By 5-Year Age Groups And Race: U.S. & Each State — Rhode Island, 1984." Goode : Date of Death: February 14, 2007. Place of Death: Riverside, California. Abortionist: Unknown Planned Parenthood abortionist. Steven Ertelt. "Health Officials Tag Planned Parenthood for Slowly Reporting Abortion Death." LifeNews.com, July 3, 2007. Graham : Date of Death: January 16, 1982. Place of Death: Dallas, Texas. Abortionist: Harvey Johnson. Dallas County Autopsy Report case #0120-82-0057. Grant : Date of Death: February 15, 1971. Place of Death: Doctors Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: W.W. Williams. Los Angeles County Coroner report #71-1975. Gray : Date of Death: July 15, 1989. Place of Death: Hillview Women's Medical Surgical Center, Suitland, Maryland. Abortionist: Gideon M. Kioko. Washington Post, August 13, 1990, pages A1 and A6 and Autopsy Report #89-1873. Greene : Date of Death: March 16, 1981. Place of Death: Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Abortionist: Unknown. North Carolina State Certificate of Death #81-10616; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey [1997], page 207. Guiterrez : Date of Death: February 5, 1996. Place of Death: Maber Medical Center, Little Havana, Florida. Abortionist: Luis Marti. "Abortion Patient Critically Ill; State Investigates Clinic." Miami Herald, January 26, 1996; "A Tragic Consequence." Miami Herald, February 9, 1996; "Another Mother Dead from "Safe" Legal Abortion." Operation Rescue National Newsletter, February 15, 1996; "Regulate Abortion Clinics Better." Miami Herald, March 1, 1996; "Unsafe But Legal." Newark Star-Ledger, March 14, 1996. Hall : Date of Death: June 14, 1991. Place of Death: Birmingham, Alabama. Abortionist: Tommy Tucker. Jefferson County Circuit Court #CV93-00632; University of Alabama Medical Center Autopsy Report #18266; "State Reports - Alabama: Abortion Provider Risks Losing License." Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report, January 29, 1994; "State Reports - Alabama: Abortion Doc Ordered to Pay $10M for Wrongful Death." Kaiser Daily Reproductive Health Report, December 9, 1996. Hamplton : Date of Death: December 13, 1996. Place of Death: A Lady's Choice Women's Medical Center, Sacramento, California. Abortionist: Bruce Steir. The Wanderer, January 9, 1997, pages 1 and 6; Raymond Smith. "Abortion Doctor to Be Tried for Second-Degree Murder." Riverside Press-Enterprise, February 19, 1988; Julie Marquis and Lee Romney. "Handful of Abortion Clinics Put Poor at Risk." Los Angeles Times, April 5, 1998. Hardaway : Date of Death: December 24, 1985. Place of Death: Atlanta, Georgia. Abortionist: George Tucker. Georgia State Certificate of Death #048414; "Woman Dies After Abortion; Doctor Investigated." The Atlanta Constitution, February 4, 1986. Harris, Gracelyn : Date of Death: September 16, 1997. Place of Death: Delaware Women's Health Organization, Wilmington, Delaware. Abortionist: Mohammed Imran. Randall Chase. "Doctor Who Performed Abortion Testifies Something Went Wrong." Associated Press, January 10, 2002; "Seasoned U.S. Abortionist Causes Mother's Death During Legal Abortion." LifeSite Daily News at http://www.lifesite.net, January 10, 2002; Randall Chase. "Jurors Shown Graphic Autopsy Photo During Closing Arguments." Associated Press, January 14, 2002; "Jurors Hear More Evidence in Delaware Botched Abortion Death." Associated Press, January 14, 2002; "$2.2 Million Awarded in Abortion Death." Delaware News Journal, January 16, 2002. Harris, Wilma : Date of Death: June 20, 1974. Place of Death: Laurel Clinic, Washington, DC. Abortionist: Milan Vuitch. District of Columbia Circuit Court #75-1156. Head : Date of Death: October 11, 2000. Place of Death: Dayton Women's Services, Dayton, Ohio. Abortionist: Unknown. Steven Ertelt's Pro-Life Infonet, October 22, 2000; Pro-Life Infonet, January 11, 15 and 17, 2002; "Jury Awards Son Whose Mom Died From Abortion." Associated Press, January 16, 2002; Representative John Hostettler. "Abortion Advocates: The Real Perpetrators of Violence." Pro-Life Infonet, April 21, 2002. Hébert : Date of Death: June 6, 1986. Place of Death: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Abortionist: Unknown. Baton Rouge State Times & Morning Advocate, July 7, 1984; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey [1997], page 213. Heim : Date of Death: August 13, 1986. Place of Death: HER Medical Clinic, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Mahlon D. Cannon. Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, February 22, 1988. Herbert : Date of Death: June 6, 1984. Place of Death: Delta Women's Clinic, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Abortionist: Unknown. State Times & Morning Advocate, July 5, 1986. Herron, LouAnne : Date of Death: April 17, 1998. Place of Death: A to Z Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona. Abortionist: John Biskind. Arizona Republic, July 14, 1998. Herron, Moris : Date of Death: November 3, 1983. Place of Death: Bakersfield, California. Abortionist: William D. Stanley. Kern County, California Death Certificate #2665; Kern County Superior Court case #185936; National Right to Life News, October 23, 1986. Hess : Date of Death: September 28, 1982. Place of Death: Lake Charles, Louisiana. Abortionist: Unknown. Louisiana State Certificate of Death #82-26-177. Hines : Date of Death: July 21, 1971. Place of Death: Doctors Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: A. Mitchell. Los Angeles County Coroner #71-7752. Hollis : Date of Death: February 22, 1991. Place of Death: Jefferson County, Georgia. Abortionist: Bruce Lucero. Jefferson County Coroner's Report #91-284. Holmes : Date of Death: December 21, 1970. Place of Death: Avalon Memorial Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Edward Allred. Los Angeles County Coroner #70-13367. Hoppert : Date of Death: February 22, 1983. Place of Death: Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda, California. Abortionist: Unknown. California State Certificate of Death #83-038166. Humphrey : Date of Death: August 14, 1995. Place of Death: San Mateo, California. Abortionist: Self-induced herbal tea abortion recommended by feminists. Gordon Young. "Lifestyle on Trial." Metro ["Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper"], December 14-20, 1995. Ives : Date of Death: August 7, 1983. Place of Death: Norwich, Connecticut. Abortionist: Unknown. Herschel W. Lawson, M.D., Hani K. Atrash, M.D., M.P.H., and Adele L. Franks, M.D. "Fatal Pulmonary Embolism During Legal Induced Abortion in the United States from 1972-1985." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 1990 [Volume 162, Number 4], pages 986 to 990; Connecticut State Death Certificate #106-83-017389. Jabbie : Date of Death: November 2, 1989. Place of Death: Washington, D.C.. Abortionist: Unknown. District of Columbia Certificate of Death #89-8162 [with amendments]. Jackson : Date of Death: November 4, 1977. Place of Death: Reproductive Servies, Dallas, Texas. Abortionist: Robert L. Gardner. Dallas Morning News, July 28, 1978; Autopsy Report case #2262-77-1103. Kalat : Date of Death: February 12, 1987. Place of Death: Planned Parenthood, Worcester, Massachusetts. Abortionist: Brian Welsh. Worcester County Superior Court case #88-1567. King : Date of Death: May 4, 1987. Place of Death: State Wide Clinic, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Abortionist: Dean H. Diment. Tulsa Tribune, July 13, 1987; Tulsa County District Court case #CJ-87-04681. Knox : Date of Death: March 28, 1986. Place of Death: Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Unknown. American Rights Coalition. Lafontant : Date of Death: October 28, 1993. Place of Death: Gynecare, Rockland City, New York. Abortionist: Irwin Scher. Rockland Journal-News, November 6, 1993. Lathan : Date of Death: September 25, 1978. Place of Death: Cleveland, Ohio. Abortionist: Unknown. Ohio State Certificate of Death #071410. Lerner : Date of Death: April 18, 1981. Place of Death: Dade County, Florida. Abortionist: Unknown. Florida State Certificate of Death #81-034752; Dade County, Florida Medical Examiner's Report #81-1220. Levy : Date of Death: May 19, 1992. Place of Death: Family Planning Associates, Mission Hills, California. Abortionist: Unknown. California State Certificate of Death #92-121785; Los Angeles County Coroner case #92-4539. Lewis : Date of Death: December 3, 1983. Place of Death: Inglewood Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Unknown. Los Angeles County Coroner case #83-15079; Los Angeles County Superior Court case #SWC-73020. Lint : Date of Death: August 12, 1970. Place of Death: San Vincente Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Milton Gotlib. Los Angeles County Coroner case #70-8468. Lira : Date of Death: October 16, 1974. Place of Death: Riveria Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Unknown. State of California Certificate of Death #0190-046136; Los Angeles County Coroner case #74-13490. Logan : Date of Death: December 1, 1992. Place of Death: Hillview Women's Medical Surgical Center, Suitland, Maryland. Abortionist: Gideon Kioko. Washington Post, August 13, 1990 and December 11, 1991; 60 Minutes transcript, April 21, 1991; Daily Herald, December 20, 1991; "Botched-Abortion Victim Dies In Baltimore." Washington Times, December 2, 1992; Maryland Autopsy Report No. 89-1873. Lopez : Date of Death: February 28, 2002. Place of Death: Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Mark Maltzer. Sandra Schmerz. "Dead That Afternoon: Planned Parenthood's Bloody Record." Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission, July/August 2003; Los Angeles County Coroner's Report #2002-01721. Lovelace : Date of Death: July 16, 1980. Place of Death: Tennessee. Abortionist: Unknown. Tennesee State Certificate of Death #080-021135. Lozinski : Date of Death: June 21, 1985. Place of Death: Medical Care Center, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Abortionist: A. Scheininger. Middlesex County Superior Court case #H-054832-85. Mack : Date of Death: August 3, 1991. Place of Death: Eastern Women's Center, New York, New York. Abortionist: Unknown. New York Post, August 5-7, 1991; New York County Supreme Court Index #104592/93. Madden : Date of Death: November 24, 1986. Place of Death: Family Planning Medical Center, Mobile, Alabama. Abortionist: O.B. Evans. Mobile Press Register, June 6 and 16, 1991. Margrove : Date of Death: May 21, 1970. Place of Death: Pacific Hospital, Long Beach, California. Abortionist: Unknown. Los Angeles County Death Certificate #70-1591. Mazo : Date of Death: 1979. Place of Death: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, New York. Abortionist: Unknown. New York County, New York Supreme Court case #8517-80. McCoy : Date of Death: September 26, 1990. Place of Death: Women's Medical Clinic, New York, New York. Abortionist: Abu Hayat. New York Daily News, November 21, 1991; Washington Times, November 21, 1991; New York Post, November 21 and 22, 1991; New York Times, November 22, 23, 24 and 26, 1991. McDowell : Date of Death: March 8, 1975. Place of Death: Columbia Family Planning Clinic, Washington, DC. Abortionist: Robert Sherman. People Magazine, July 21, 1982; New York Times, October 6, 1982. McFadden : Date of Death: December 8, 1987. Place of Death: Washington, D.C.. Abortionist: Hazel Tape. Maryland Department of Health; Kevin Sherlock. The Scarlet Survey [1997], page 221. McKenna : Date of Death: January 28, 1974. Place of Death: Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Unknown. California State Certificate of Death #74-019095; Los Angeles County, California Aotospy Report #74-1350. McKnight : Date of Death: September 18, 1993. Place of Death: Charlotte, North Carolina. Abortionist: Unknown. North Carolina State Certificate of Death #094-044550; Chapel Hill Medical Examiner report #ME-93-1948. McLeod : Date of Death: June 30, 1998. Place of Death: Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Abortionist: Unknown. "Jury Says Doctor Didn't Cause Woman's Death." Fayetteville Observer, September 13, 2001. McNair : Date of Death: March 4, 1979. Place of Death: Jewish Memorial Hospital, New York, New York. Abortionist: Edward Rubin. Herschel W. Lawson, M.D., Hani K. Atrash, M.D., M.P.H., and Adele L. Franks, M.D. "Fatal Pulmonary Embolism During Legal Induced Abortion in the United States from 1972-1985." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 1990 [Volume 162, Number 4], pages 986 to 990; Associated Press, December 11, 1990; New York County, New York Supreme Court case #4492-81. Mendoza : Date of Death: June 29, 1988. Place of Death: Women's Medical Pavilion, Dobbs Ferry, New York. Abortionist: Edward Rubin. Westchester County Autopsy #88-1488; The Wanderer, June 29 and August 18, 1988; New York Post, July 4, 1989; Archdiocese of New York bulletin of March 1990. Mesteth : Date of Death: July 27, 1985. Place of Death: Rapid City, South Dakota. Abortionist: Benjamin Munson. South Dakota State Certificate of Death #140-85-003853. Meyers : Date of Death: October 27, 1972. Place of Death: San Vincente Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Milton Gotlib. Los Angeles County Coroner #72-11445. Milton : Date of Death: April 27, 1990. Place of Death: Toledo Medical Services, Toledo, Ohio. Abortionist: Carl Armstrong. Ohio State Certificate of Death, Registrar's #158; Ohio State Post-Mortem Examination Autopsy #OA-90-8; Fremont News-Messenger, April 29, 1990; Columbus Dispatch, May 23, 1990. Mohar : Date of Death: September 10, 1975. Place of Death: Pacoima Lutheran Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: R. Baca. Los Angeles County Coroner #75-10935. Montero : Date of Death: August 7, 1979. Place of Death: Women's Care Center, Miami, Florida. Abortionist: Hipolito Barreiro. Miami Herald, January 5, 1983; Florida Today, June 1, 1983; Obstetrics and Gynecology, September 1986. Montoya : Date of Death: May 29, 1988. Place of Death: Women's Pavilion, Houston, Texas. Abortionist: Douglas A. Karpen. Harris County Circuit Court case #89-16747. Moore, Beverly Ann : Date of Death: July 11, 1975. Place of Death: Chattanooga Women's Clinic, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Abortionist: Tucky Hayes. Chattanooga Times, January 31, 1976; Statements of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction, March 8, 1979, May 22, 1985, March 17 and June 18, 1987, April 24, 1990, April 16, 1991, April 6, 1992, and April 5, 1993; Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center Survey Form, March 12, 1987; American Rights Coalition Newsletter, September 1989; Licensing Board Docket No. 17.17-D-89-1104A. Moore, Sylvia : Date of Death: December 31, 1986. Place of Death: Friendship Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: Arnold Bickham. Cook County Circuit Court case #87L-15971; Chicago Tribune, September 14, 1989. Mora : Date of Death: November 8, 1994. Place of Death: Orange County, California. Abortionist: Thomas Grubbs. Orange County Coroner case #94-06863-AB. Morales : Date of Death: May 8, 1981. Place of Death: Women's Care Center, Miami, Florida. Abortionist: Hipolito Barreiro. Florida State Certificate of Death #81-043232; "Fourth Woman Dies After Abortion at Miami Clinic." Miami Herald, January 5, 1983; National Right to Life News, February 3, 1983; Kafrissen, Grimes, Hogue and Sacks. "Cluster of Abortion Deaths at a Single Facility." Obstetrics & Gynecology News, September 1986 [Volume 68, Number 3], pages 387 to 389; Miami Herald's Tropic Magazine September 17, 1989. Moran : Date of Death: September 16, 1999. Place of Death: Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Abortionist: John J. Barton. Associated Press, April 15, 16 and 17, 1989; York Daily Record, April 17, 1989; Cook County Circuit Court, Law Division, Case #80-L-1539; Illinois Appellate Court cases #1-89-2165, 1-89-2244 and 1-89-2359. Morse, Katherine : Date of Death: September 3, 1972. Place of Death: Bel Air Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: John DuPont. Los Angeles County Coroner case #72-9587. Morse, Kelly : Date of Death: June 22, 1996. Place of Death: Hillcrest Women's Medical Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Abortionist: Delhi Elmore Thweatt, Jr.. Dauphin County, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Civil Action 6070-S96;Defend Life Magazine, August-September 1998. Morton, Kelly : Date of Death: January 3, 1984. Place of Death: Portland, Oregon. Abortionist: Unknown. Oregon State Certificate of Death #84-00045; Multnomah County Circuit Court case #A8503-01905; Herschel W. Lawson, M.D., Hani K. Atrash, M.D., M.P.H., and Adele L. Franks, M.D. "Fatal Pulmonary Embolism During Legal Induced Abortion in the United States from 1972-1985." American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April 1990 [Volume 162, Number 4], pages 986 to 990. Murphy : Date of Death: September 8, 1973. Place of Death: Inglewood Hospital, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: John DuPont. Los Angeles County Coroner report #73-14675. Muzorewa : Date of Death: August 23, 1974. Place of Death: Women's Aid Clinic, Lincolnwood, Illinois. Abortionist: David Turow. "The Abortion Profiteers." Chicago Sun-Times, November 19, 1978. Negron : Date of Death: July 9, 1993. Place of Death: Metro Women's Center, Queens, New York. Abortionist: David Benjamin [aka Elyas Bonrouhi]. New York Daily News, July 11, July 13 and July 14, 1993; West Sound Sun, July 13, 1993; New York Times, July 16 and August 13, 1993; New York Newsday, July 18, 1993; New York Times Metro, July 18, and July 20, 1995; New York Post, August 11, 1993; New York State Medical Board Order #BPMC-93-79. Neil : Date of Death: May 22, 2000. Place of Death: Family Planning Associates, Los Angeles, California. Abortionist: Kenneth L. Wright. "Fresno Abortion Practitioner Sued for Abortion Death, Botched Abortion." Fresno Bee, August 18, 2001; Steve Ertelt's Pro-Life Infonet, August 20, 2001; "Kenneth Wright Loses Abortion Patient." About.com, August 22, 2001. Newman : Date of Death: June 15, 1984. Place of Death: Newark, New Jersey. Abortionist: E. Wyman Garrett. New Jersey State Certificate of Death #35737; New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners disciplinary proceedings from April 20, 1986 to May 20, 1988. Niebel : Date of Death: May 11, 1994. Place of Death: Midtown Hospital, Atlanta. Abortionist: Unknown. Georgia State Certificate of Death #023154; Georgia State Autopsy report #A1994-13. Ortega : Date of Death: October 10, 1970. Place of Death: Abortionist's office, New York City, New York. Abortionist: Armida Zepeta. New York Times, October 17, 1970; Obstetrics and Gynecology, March 1974. Ortega-Rodriguez : Date of Death: December 8, 1994. Place of Death: El Norte Clinica Medica, San Diego, California.