The Spectrum of Illegal Abortion Deaths

Self-Induced in Pittsburgh, 1919 On February 8, 1919,  Ruth Fragale , a 20-year-old clerk, died at her home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her...

Doubly Deadly Docs and Other Abortion Tragedies

Safe and Legal in Los Angeles County, 1974 Maria Lira was a college student when she went to Riveria Hospital in Los Angeles on October 14...

A Rarity: Prochoice Site Adequately Documents Criminal Abortion Death

According to " When Abortion was Illegal (and Deadly): Seattle's Maternal Death Toll ," Seattle Civil Rights & Labor Histo...