An investigation found that she had tried a do-it-yourself abortion with an instrument given to her by a friend, Belle Osborne.
The abortion had caused septic peritonitis that took Mrs. Morris' life. She was about 29 years old, and left two children motherless.
For more on pre-legalization abortion, see The Bad Old Days of Abortion
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