Sunday, August 11, 2024

August 11, 1923: Nurse or Midwife Implicated in Chicago Abortion Death

According to the Homicide in Chicago Interactive Database, on August 11, 1923, 26-year-old Martha Byzynski died at Chicago's St. Mary's Hospital from an abortion performed that day.


The coroner named Jane Worchowski as the person responsible. Worchowski's profession is given as nurse or midwife.

Watch A 1923 Death on YouTube.

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