On April 3, 1928, 30-year-old
Stafania Kwit died from complications of a criminal abortion performed that day by
midwife Pauline Majerczyk. On May 3, Mauerczyk was held by the coroner for murder by abortion. She was indicted for felony murder on May 15.

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