He told detectives that Katherine had bought some pills from drug clerk Hyman Kantor, hoping they'd cause an abortion. Kantor had recommended Dr. Aloysius Mulholland to perform an abortion.
After Katherine's death, both Mulholland and Kantor were charged with homicide.
Katherine's abortion was typical of pre-Roe abortions in that it was performed by a physician.

For more on pre-legalization abortion, see The Bad Old Days of Abortion
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Yeah. And I bet there would be a lot fewer dead burglars if theft were legalized. Murder is SUPPOSED to be dangerous!
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