Emma Morris of Jacksonville, Illinois, died at 3:00 the morning of July 16, 1903.
An investigation found that she had tried a do-it-yourself abortion with an instrument given to her by a friend, Belle Osborne.
The abortion had caused septic peritonitis that took Emma's life. She was about 29 years old, and left behind her husband, John, and their two children.
Sources:
- "Woman Caused Her Own Death", The Quincy Daily Journal, July 17, 1903
- Illinois selected death index
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