Abortion deaths in 1932

All of the deaths I could find information about for 1932 were part of the same cluster of deaths in Oklahoma.

Isobel Ferguson was one of a cluster of women who died under the care of two physicians in the University of Oklahoma area, J. W. Elsiminger and Richard E. Thacker.

Ruth Hall was another.

Nancy Jo Lee's death was blamed on Thacker alone.

Lennis May Roach also died under Thacker's care.

Robbie Lou Thompson also died under Thacker's care.

Virginia Wyckoff died under Eisiminger's care.

Here is the breakdown of who performed the fatal abortions I've identified for the 1930s:



*Doctor: 73.68%
*Perpetrator or perpetrator's profession unknown: 15.79%
*Other medical professional: 7.89%
*Self: 2.63



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

For more abortion deaths broken down by year, see this post.

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