1980: Minimal Information On Michigan Woman’s Death

Kevin Sherlock’s data analysis and research in The Scarlet Survey recorded the death of a woman he called “Jane Roe of Michigan” and who will be referred to here as “Michelle” Roe.

Michelle was recorded in state statistics as having died from an abortion. However, her death was apparently not reported to NCHS as abortion-related, and Sherlock noted that this makes it unlikely that the CDC counted her death in their annual statistics.

Because of the way the state recorded Michelle’s death, no further information is known.