1904: Chicago woman's fatal abortion blamed on midwife

On July 11, 1904, Mrs. Morris Swanson died at her home from an abortion performed there that day. Midwife Constance Marie Anderson was arrested and held by Coroner's Jury on July 15.



For more on pre-legalization abortion, see The Bad Old Days of Abortion

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