December 8, 1987: DC Abortion Kills Young Woman

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Life Dynamics lists 28-year-old Myria McFadden on their "Blackmun Wall" of women killed by legal abortions. LDI summarizes Myria's case with the following information: 

Myria underwent a second-trimester abortion on December 7, 1987, in Washington, DC, performed by Dr. Hazel Tape. 

Myria had trouble breathing after the abortion. She suffered heart and lung failure and died the following day, December 8, at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Maryland.

According to the US Social Security index, Myria was black, which placed her both at higher risk than a white woman of being sold an abortion, and at higher risk of death once she climbed on the table. 

LDI Source: Maryland Certificate of Death