Wednesday, September 18, 2024

September 18, 1993: Safe and Legal in North Carolina

Thirty-six-year-old Kathy McKnight (pictured) of Charlotte, North Carolina underwent an abortion on September 17, 1993. Early the next morning, Kathy had trouble breathing. She was taken to University Memorial Hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kathy died in the emergency room. Her autopsy revealed that she died of a pulmonary embolism.

Sources: 
  • North Carolina Certificate of Death # 044550
  • Chief Medical Examiner (Chapel Hill) Investigation Report # 93-1948


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