1987: Abortion turns fatal for DC woman

Life Dynamics lists 28-year-old Myria McFadden on their "Blackmun Wall" of women killed by legal abortions. LDI notes that Myria underwent a safe and legal second-trimester abortion on December 7, 1987, in Washington, DC, performed by Dr. Hazel Tape. Myria had trouble breathing after the abortion She suffered heart and lung failure the day after the abortion. She died at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Springs on December 8.

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