1976: Lingering death from Chicago-area abortion

Diane Smith, age 23, was one of the women mentioned in the Chicago Sun-Times expose, "The Abortion Profiteers."

According to the report, and her death certificate, Diane was admitted to Englewood Hospital in Chicago due to hemorrhaging. She told staff that she'd had a legal abortion in a Chicago-area clinic.

Diane was treated for a perforated uterus and sepsis, to no avail. Diane died on September 11, 1976.

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