1982: Safe, legal abortion leads to septic death

Rhonda Hess was 20 years old when she underwent a safe and legal abortion. After the procedure, she developed an infection. The infection led to problems with clotting of the blood. Rhonda was taken to Moss Regional Hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where she died on September 28, 1982.

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