August 19, 1988: Respiratory Failure and Death

Vern Wagner

Documents regarding Tami Suematsu, age 19, alleged that she underwent an abortion by Vern Wagner at Riverside Family Planning Center August 19, 1988.

Tami went into bronchial spasm and asthma-related respiratory failure then cardiac arrest.

She was transported to a hospital, but died shortly after arrival.

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Sources: LA County Autopsy File No. 64442; California Death Certificate 38833005990