Mary Kirkpatrick, New Jersey, US 1859
Maggie Gibbons, St Louis, US 1877
Sylvia Sawdy (21), Michigan, US 1885
Mary Keegan, Chicago, US 1890
Hughretta Binkley, Illinois, US 1898
Cora Burke, Illinois, US 1899
Sarah Messinger, Chicago, US 1899
Antoine Vacicek, Chicago, US 1899
Alice Koester, Chicago, US 1900
Harriet Larocque, New York, US 1902
Irene Wengel, Florida, US 1902
Margaret McCarthy, Chicago, US 1904
Anna Gosch, Nebraska, US 1906
Anna Anderson (25), Oregon, US 1915
Anna Johnson, Chicago, US 1915
Viola Parr, Georgia, US 1919
Margaret Marts, Missouri, US 1920
Iva Triplett, Ohio, US 1921
Mildred Bleschke (24), Chicago,US 1924
“Patsy” Roe, Massachusetts, US 1924
Gertrude Wynants(17), New York, US 1925
Loretta Enders (19), Chicago, US 1928
Arretta Hardesty, New York, US 1928
Violet Diancalana (25), Chicago, US 1929
Clara Bell Duvall, Pittsburgh, US 1929. Tried to self-abort with a knitting needle on discovering she was pregnant for a sixth time. The family were living with her parents at the time, due to severe financial difficulties.
Ruth Irene Friedl (28), Denver, US 1929. Even though Ruth’s pregnancy had been diagnosed as life-threatening, she was refused an abortion. She drank ergot apiol, a plant poison, in an effort to self-abort, and died later on that day as a result.
Dorothy Schultz (19), Wisconsin, US 1929
Edna Vargo (22), Chicago, US 1929
Virginia Clark, Georgia, US 1930
Nina Roe (22), Washington, US 1933
Annette Camorato (19), US 1934
Katherine DiDonato (26), New York, US 1936
Asunta La Rosa, New York, US 1938
Alice Corbet, New York, US 1939
Barbara Hanson, New York, US 1939
Jane Roe, California, US 1939
Pauline Roberson Shirley(20), Arizona, US 1940. Died after suffering a massive haemorrhage after an illegal abortion.
Helen Clark, New York, US 1941
Madeline McGeehan, New York, US 1942
Cleo Moor(19), New York, US 1942
Florence Schnoor (24), New York, US 1942
Beatrice Fisher (36), Seattle, US 1945
Ilene Eagan, Minnesota, US 1947
Jane Ward(22), New York, US 1947
Kerneda Bennett, Virginia, US ?1949
Dorothy Martin, Georgia, US 1949
Joy Joy, Kansas, US 1950
“Helen” Roe, Kansas, US ?1951
Vivian Campbell(25), US 1950
Isabell Cuda, Illinois, US 1952
Betty Ladel, Texas, US 1954
Gertrude Pinsk (35), New York, US 1954
Joyce Johnson, California, US 1955
Jacqueline Smith (20), Pennsylvania, US 1955
Alice Kimberley, Kansas, US 1957
Barbara Covington (35), Florida, US 1962
But this compassionate poster was not moved by the legal abortion deaths. So much grist for the mills? What is it, O Campaign for Free, Safe, Legal Abortion, that renders these women beneath your notice?
I posted a response. (I have since started formatting it as an ordered list and putting in the links, by popular request):
Gosh, you went carefully through the Cemetery of Choice, and exercised choice, did you not? Would you care to explain to your readers why you considered the following women's deaths to be not worth mentioning?
- Diane Adams, 28, died 1992
- Eurice Agbagaa, 26, died 1989
- Leigh Ann Alford, 34, died 2003
- Demitrice Andews, 22, died 1988
- Mickey Apodaca, 28, died 1984
- Gloria Aponte, 20, died 1986
- Charisse Ards, 20, died 1989
- Barbara Auerbach, 38, died 1981
- KB, age 19, died 1988
- Jacqueline Bailey, 29, died 1977
- Brenda Banks, 35, died 1989
- Myrta Baptiste, 26, died 1989
- Lisa Bardsley, 26, died 1995
- Junette Barnes, 27, died 1988
- Deanna Bell, 13, died 1992
- Brenda Benton, 35, died 1987
- Rosario Bermeo, 30, died 1983
- Janet Blaum, 37, died 1974
- Cassandra Bleavins, 20, died 1971
- Linda Boom, 35, died 1995
- Diane Boyd, 19, died 1981
- Mary Bradley, 41, died 1985
- Dorothy Brown, 37, died 1974
- Chanelle Bryant, 22, died 2004
- Dorothy Bryant, 22, died 1986
- Belinda Byrd, 37, died 1987
- Janeth Caldwell, 36, died 1987
- Geneva Calton, 21, died 1979
- Joan Camp, 22, died 1985
- Marla Cardamone (pictured), 18, died 1989
- Teresa Causey, 17, died 1988
- Claudia Caventou, 33, died 1988
- Patricia Chacon, 16, died 1984
- Colleen Chambers, 34, died 1984
- Sandra Chmiel, 35, died 1975
- Gwendolyn Cliett, 29, died 1980
- Margaret Clodfelter, 19, died 1980
- Pamela Colson, 31, died 1994
- Geneva Colton, 21, died 1979
- Andrea Corey, 31, died 1993
- Liliana Cortez, 22, died 1986
- Edith Cote, 38, died 1991
- Sheryl Cottone, 23, died 1981
- Twila Coulter, 21, died 1972
- Carol Cunningham, 21, died 1986
- Betty Damato, 26, died 1980
- Mary Ann Dancy, 32, died 1990
- Angel Dardie, 22, died 1982
- Barbaralee Davis, 18, died 1977
- Glenda Davis, 31, died 1989
- Kathy Davis, 26, died 1987
- Margaret Davis, 33, died 1971
- Sharon Davis, 17, died 1983
- Marina DeChapel, 34, died 1978
- Arlin dela Cruz, age 19, died 1992
- Synthia Dennard, 24, died 1989
- Alerte Desanges, 36, died 1994
- Barbara Dillon, 22, died 1981
- Jane Doe of Newark, 20, died 1993
- Laniece Dorsey, 17, died 1986
- Tamika Dowdy, 22, died 1998
- Gwendolyn Drummer, 15, died 1972
- Duarte, Anjelica, 21, died 1991
- Evelyn Dudley, 38, died 1973
- Sherry Emry, 26, died 1978
- Georgianna English, 32, died 1980
- Maureen Espinoza, 16, died 1997
- Gladyss Estanlisao, 28, died 1989
- Erna Fisher, 18, died 1988
- Bonnie Fix, 38, died 1974
- Sharon Floyd, 18, died 1975
- Linda Fondren, 21, died 1974
- Janet Forster, 18, died 1971
- Cristella Forte, 16, died 1986
- Glenna Jean Fox, 17, died 1989
- Jammie Garcia, 14, died 1994
- Josefina Garcia, died 1985
- Marie Gibson, 34, died 1980
- Christen Gilbert (pictured), 19, died 2005
- Kathleen Gilbert, 29, died 1985
- Christina Goesswein, 19, died 1990
- Gaylene Golden, 21, died 1985
- Maria Gomez, 39, died 1976
- Edrica Goode (pictured), 21, died 2007
- Shary Graham, 34, died 1982
- Doris Grant, 32, died 1971
- Debra Gray, 34, died 1989
- Laura Grunas, 30, died 2006
- Carolina Gutierrez (pictured), 21, died 1996
- Angela Hall, 27, died 1991
- Sharon Hamplton (pictured), 27, died 1996
- Arneta Hardaway, 18, died 1985
- Gracalynn "Tammy" Harris, 19, died 1997
- Wilma Harris, 17, died 1974
- L'Echelle Head, 21, died 2000
- Sheila Hebert, 27, died 1984
- Donna Heim, 20, died 1986
- Lou Ann Herron, 33, died 1998
- Moris Helen Herron, 26, died 1983
- Rhonda Hess, 20, died 1982
- Betty Hines, 21, died 1971
- Shirley Hollis, 30, died 1991
- Denise Holmes, 24, died 1970
- Barbara Hoppert, 16, died 1983
- Mary Ives, 28, died 1983
- Karretu Jabbie, 24, died 1989
- Louchrisser Jackson, 23, died 1977
- Sandra Kaiser, 14, died 1984
- Patricia King, 24, died 1987
- Giselene Lafontant, 25, died 1993
- Minnie Lathan, 41, died 1978
- Barbara Lerner, 30, died 1981
- Susan Levy, 30, died 1992
- Cora Lewis, 23, died 1992
- Sara Lint, 22, died 1970
- Maria Lira, 19, ded 1974
- Suzanne Logan, 34, died 1992
- Diana Lopez, 25, died 2002
- Linda Lovelace, 21, died 1980
- Elva Lozada, died 1964
- Deborah Lozinski, 17, died 1985
- Dawn Mack, 21, died 1991
- Michelle Madden, 18, died 1986
- Sharon Margrove, 25, died 1970
- Haley Mason, 22, died 2001
- Gail Mazo, 27, died 1979
- Sophie McCoy, 17, died 1990
- Rita McDowell, 16, died 1975
- Myria McFadden, 28, died 1987
- Evangeline McKenna, 38, died 1974
- Kathy McKnight, 36, died 1993
- Kendra McLeod, 22, died 1998
- Lynn McNair, 24, died 1979
- Dawn Mendoza, 28, died 1988
- Yvonne Mesteth, 18, died 1985
- Natalie Meyers, 16, died 1972
- Sandra Milton, 23, died 1990
- Mitsue Mohar, 31, died 1975
- Ruth Montero, 23, died 1979
- Denise Montoya, 15, died 1988
- Beverly Moore, 15, died 1975
- Sylvia Moore, 18, died 1986
- Christine Mora, 18, died 1994
- Maura Morales, 25, died 1981
- Shelby Moran, 60, died 1999
- Katherine Morse, 20, died 1970
- Kelly Morse, 32, died 1992
- Loretta Morton, 16, died 1984
- Kathy Murphy, 17, died 1973
- Dorothy Muzorewa, 25, died 1974
- Guadalupe Negron, 33, died 1993
- Kimberly Neil, died 2000
- Germaine Newman, 14, died 1984
- Sara Niebel, 15, died 1994
- Maria Ortega, 23, died 1970
- Joyce Ortenzio, 32, died 1988
- Venus Ortiz, 29, died 1998
- Linda Padfield, 28, died 1973
- Mary Ann Page, 36, died 1977
- Mary Paredez, 26, died 1977
- Holly Patterson (pictured), 18, died 2003
- Shirley Payne, 33, died 1983
- Mary Pena, 43, died 1984
- DaNette Pergusson, 19, died 1992
- Erika Peterson, 28, died 1961
- Katherine Pierce, 27, died 1989
- Katrina Poole, 16, died 1988
- Yvette Poteat, 26, died 1985
- Vanessa Preston, 22, died 1980
- Dawn Ravenell, 13, died 1985
- Jacqueline Reynolds, 22, died 1986
- Erica Richardson, 16, died 1989
- Luz Rodriguez, 40, died 1986
- Magdalena Rodriguez, 23, died 1994
- Rosael Rodriguez, 21, died 1986
- Adelle Roe, age 26, died 2002
- Amanda Roe, 19, died 1970
- Alice Roe, 31, died 1970
- Amy Roe, 35, died 1971
- Annie Roe, 29, died 1971
- Andrea Roe, 26, died 1971
- Anita Roe, 23, died 1971
- April Roe, 17, died 1971
- Audrey Roe, 44, died 1971
- Barbara Roe, 35, died 1971
- Becky Roe, 18, died 1971
- Beth Roe, 35, died 1971
- Betty Roe, 29, died 1974
- Beverly Roe, 21, died 1978
- Brenda Roe, 31, died 1974
- Cherish Roe, died 2005
- Christi Roe, 29, died 1972
- Cindy Roe, 25, died 1972
- Colleen Roe, 31, died 1972
- Connie Roe, 31, died 1972
- Danielle Roe, 18, died 1972
- Dawn Roe, 29, died 1972
- Denise Roe, 27, died 1977
- Donna Roe, 18, died 1973
- Dorothy Roe, 44, died 1973
- Eleanor Roe, 20, died 1973
- Ellen Roe #1, 22, died 1974
- Ellen Roe #2, 18, died 1983
- Erica Roe, 20, died 1974
- Faith Roe, 21, died 1974
- Faye Roe, 18, died 1979
- Gail Roe, 23, died 1975
- Gloria Roe, 35, died 1976
- Isabel Roe, died 1981
- Judy Roe, 42, died 1970
- Julie Roe, 14, died 1972
- Kimberly Roe, 25, died 1970
- Lori Roe, 17, died 1970
- Malorie Roe, 35, died 1974
- Mary Roe, 19, died 1971
- Melissa Roe, 27, died 1992
- Molly Roe, 21, died 1975
- Monica Roe, 31, died 1971
- Nadine Roe, 32, died 1978
- Nancy Roe, 16, died 1972
- Pamela Roe, 38, died 1974
- Patricia Roe, 16, died 1975
- Robin Roe, 21, died 1972
- Roseanne Roe, 37, died 1971
- Roxanne Roe, 17, died 1972
- Sandra Roe, 18, died 1971
- Sara Roe, 22, died 1972
- Serena Roe, 22, died 1980
- Sherri Roe, 20, died 1975
- Sheryl Roe, 23, died 1970
- Susan Roe, 21, died 1992
- Tammy Roe, 33, died 1971
- Tara Roe, died 2005
- Teresa Roe, 19, died 1974
- Terri Roe, 43, died 1991
- Vanessa Roe, 35, died 1973
- Vicki Roe, 23, died 1971
- Wanda Roe, died 2006
- Wendy Roe, 23, died 1972
- Yvonne Roe, 19, died 1999
- Julia Rogers, 20, died 1973
- Rhonda Rollinson, 32, died 1992
- Allegra Roseberry, 41, died 1988
- Sharonda Rowe, 17, died 1981
- Rhonda Ruggiero, 29, died 1982
- Stacy Ruckman, 23, died 1988
- LaSandra Russ, 20, died 1971
- Tamia Russell (pictured), 15, doed 2004
- F.S., 16, died 1970
- Stella Saenz, 42, died 1968
- Angela Sanchez, 27, died 1993
- Angela Satterfield, 23, died 1990
- Carole Schaner, 37, died 1971
- Angela Scott, 19, died 1979
- Oriene Shevin, 34, died 2005
- Gloria Small, 43, died 1978
- Deloris Smith, 15, died 1979
- Diane Smith, 23, died 1976
- Laura Hope Smith (pictured), 22, died 2007
- Margaret Smith, 24, died 1971
- Teresa Smith, 31, died 1988
- Laura Sorrels, 30, died 1988
- Kathryn Strong, 26, died 1972
- Jennifer Suddeth, 17, died 1982
- Tami Suematsu, 19, died 1988
- Yvonne Tanner, 22, died 1984
- Michelle Thames, 18, died 1987
- Ingrid Thomas, 28, died 1994
- Magnolia Thomas, 36, died 1986
- Hoa Thuy "Vivian" Tran, 22, died 2003
- Elizabeth Tsuji, 21, died 1978
- Cheryl Tubbs, 29, died 1975
- Iris Valazquez, 20, died 1987
- Cycloria Vangates, 32, died 1976
- Veal, Latachie, 17, died 1991
- Brenda Vise, 38, died 2002
- Cheryl Vosseler, 17, died 1969
- Gail Vroman, 20, died 1979
- Pamela Wainwright, 37, died 1987
- Lynette Wallace, 22, died 1975
- Debra Walton, 35, died 1989
- Nicey Washington, 26, died 2000
- Sheila Watley, 31, died 1987
- Diane Watson, 27, died 1987
- Ingar Weber, 28, died 1991
- Robin Wells, 27, died 1981
- Chivon Williams, died 1996
- Ellen Williams, 38, died 1985
- Nichole Williams, 22, died 1997
- Sandra Williams, 30, died 1984
- Shirley Williams, 30, died 1980
- Tanya Williamson, 28, died 1996
- Carole Wingo, 22, died 1974
- Virginia Wolfe, 33, died 1998
- Darlene Wood, 23, died 1982
- Gail Wright, 29, died 1986
- Stacy Zallie (pictured), 20, died 2002
Twenty bucks says my comment will get nuked within the week, if not within 24 hours.
13 comments:
Well, dog my cats! The post wasn't taken down. Anji simply replied that she's just compiling illegal abortion deaths. So I told her to take Nancy Ward off the list, since her death was retroactively declared legal, therefore safe, and I guess that means that Nancy is no longer dead.
Or at least her being dead no longer matters.
Well, since she wants ALL verified illegal deaths, I pointed out that Jennifer Suddeth's death was coded as an illegal death, perhaps because her abortionist was charged with manslaughter in her death.
Myrta Baptiste's death was counted as illegal by the CDC, since her abortionist's license was suspended when he killed her.
And Angela Sanches's abortion was also illegal. The clinic owner was posing as a doctor and did her abortion.
Of course, Ms. Free Safe (sic) and Legal Abortions will no doubt add the NAMES to her list and not bother telling her readers that the women in question believed their abortions were legal and therefore safe.
Good grief Christina, did they have to go back two centuries to find these women? Weren't we told that women were dying by the thousands from illegal abortion and that's why we have Roe? Certainly they could have found more up to date deaths to prove their point. Why do they need the services of an archeologist?
Back then people also routinely died of scarlet fever, diptheria, childbirth, pneumonia, and ear infections. Dying of old age was pretty much unheard of!
Abortion advocates just can never seem to comprehend that you cannot compare medical care now to a hundred, fifty, twenty, or even ten years ago.
Why no mention of the more up to date list of women dying from legal abortion?
Simple, the deaths of these women are not politically expedient.
Simple, the deaths of these women are not politically expedient.
Bingo.
I don't play that game. If I learn of an abortion death, I write it up and put the woman in the Cemetery of Choice. I don't pick and choose which ones I think prove some point I'm trying to make. I give people the truth, even truth that "the other side" can use for ammo. If I have to lie or be selective with the truth to make my argument, there's something fundamentally wrong with the argument.
grannygrump,
Much to your credit you do not play that game. I find it interesting that abortion advocates cannot come up with more up to date names. Weren't we told women were dying by the thousands prior to Roe? OK, where are their names and wouldn't one prefer to use them, to prove a point if nothing else.
What this proves is that women weren't dying by the thousands, or even hundreds. As I pointed out these deaths occured in an era when medical care is not comparable to what it is today and people routinely died of disease and injury that could be treated today.
Twenty bucks, you're on. Though I'm sure it will be gone long before.
Anon, she got them from me. I did the research, then she went through and picked and chose: This one is an unacceptable tragedy, that one is no big deal.
GG,
Your research was excellent and yes, she certainly picked and chose.
Some women's deaths mattered, others were not politically expedient, so we'll treat them like the embarassment they are and ignore them.
I mean, they're more concerned about women who died over 100 years ago than they are about women who died 10 years ago.
I just have to wonder why abortion advocates can't do their own research and find more up to date names, like 1972, just prior to Roe. After all, they are the ones who claimed women were dying by the thousands prior to Roe. OK, so where are the names? Why do they have to pick and choose from your research? What better way to prove their argument than to list the numerous names of women who died up until Roe?
In fact, GG, those illegal abortion death numbers were contrived and the American public deceived.
If anything GG, your research would show the death rate from illegal abortion steadily declining prior to Roe.
Anon, my earliest legal abortion death was 1961, Erica Peterson. 1970-1972 were particularly fruitful for the Grim Reaper, with New York and California legalizing abortion on demand, especially with the way New York had virtually no oversight. Read more about that here.
As for the idea that "free" (read "taxpayer funded" abortions are somehow a panacea for horrible death, consider that Sharon Hamlpton's abortion was a "freebie", as was the one that killed Diana Lopez.
It's all about getting social sanction for what they want to do, and has nothing to do with anybody's actual well-being. If it was about the women's well-being, they'd not be starting legal defense funds for the likes of the guy who killed Sharon Hamplton.
GG,
Thank you for the links, very informative and interesting. I remember reading about the chaos in New York following the legalization of abortion. Dr. Nathanson described it in his book.
In my hometown, during the early days of legal abortion, when there was little regulation, a drug addicted abortionist and his wife took late term referrals from other areas.
Apparently those doing the referrals didn't concern themselves with where they sent these women.
In a lawsuit, a patient and her companion both swore in affadavits that they saw a dog walk around the procedure room during the abortion. When interviewed by the reporter, the abortionist naturally denied any dog had been in the room. When the reporter asked where two different people would get the notion of a dog, the abortionist replied that they must have heard him referring to one of his patients. When he was asked if he always referred to his patients as "dogs", the abortionist replied "if you saw what they sent me from Chicago, you'd see what I mean".
We have this very naive notion that legalizing something puts the criminal element out of business. All too often, it only makes it easier for the criminal element to conduct their business.
Well I'll be dipped! My post is still there! If it's still there in two days I will have lost my bet!
BTW, per request all the legal abortion deaths now are linked to the women's respective pages.
I have already built pages for all the categories of illegal deaths, and this is the first time the legal deaths got their own page, which is why I'm not taking the time to put the links in the illegal deaths.
Christina,
I would love to share this list on some of my blogs. You can e-mail me the code at:
vladzablotskyy at gmail dot com
I remember hearing stories from Canada's notorious abortionist Henry Morgentaler that he'd seen whole maternity wards filled with women who were suffering from illegal abortions.
I've heard that from other abortionists, too.
I'm wondering if anyone had ever checked out their stories, ie. the complications due to illegal abortions, not necessarily the deaths.
I would love to do some research. I get the feeling that what some cities had was a strong pro-abortion subculture that kept the wards full by promoting and even performing abortions, then bitching about how full the wards were.
I know that when I went through the Homicide in Chicago Database, I was stunned by what a revolving-door justice system they had. Butchers would be freed to kill more and more women. There had to be an attitude somewhere of "They're just doing a public service" and lettin them loose. The coroner was pushing hard for prosecution, the prosecutors were going after them full tilt and the juries were convicting (the first person sentenced to die in the Illinois electric chair was an abortionist who had killed a patient), but the convictions were being overturned or something.
This is something we need to look long and hard at before Roe goes. We know from the response to the vote in South Dakoat that we do have a huge subculture of abortion-worshippers who will be perfectly willing to find any quack who will do the deed, will be willing to break the law to get women to them.
Enforcement will have to be taken very seriously, and frankly women need to get to where they won't put up with it.
We also need to get it out of our heads that we're dealing with a homogenous group of women. There are the hardcore aborters -- women who celebrate abortion as a right and who could just as easily have their babies but simply choose not to. Then there are the women who get caught up by the hardcore aborters, who in their zeal don't notice that these women don't WANT abortions.
There are a lot of dynamics we need to address if we're gonna make it go away. (Which it never 100% will. No human evil can be entirely stamped out by merely human means. Even slavery endures after virtually everybody in the world has come to recognize it as an abomination.)
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