1929: Abortion by mystery perp kills Chicago woman

On July 8, 1929, 26-year-old Frances Rogers died from a criminal abortion. The source summary says that the abortion was done in an unknown location, but the description of the offense says that she died at the scene of the crime. The person responsible was never identified.



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

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