On December 30, 1923, 26-year-old
Helen Koss underwent an illegal abortion somewhere in Chicago. On January 6, 1924, she died at Norwegian American Hospital of complications.
Midwife Emma Morch was arrested, and indicted for homicide by a grand jury.
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