According to Vermont death records, Fern E. Titus, nee Knapp, attempted a self-induced abortion on December 21, 1951. Fern had methemoglobinemia (a blood disorder effecting the ability of the blood to carry oxygen), which was given as the direct cause of her death. The abortion attemps evidently failed to kill the fetus. Fern was pronounced dead on arrival at Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington on December 23.
According to public records, Fern had married her husband when she was only 16 years old.
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