Laura was a 1977 graduate of an Alabama high school, where she had been active as a fire marshal, a reporter for the school newspaper, student council, and Spanish Club. She was elected Homecoming Queen.
It's unclear how this promising and popular Alabama native ended up in Tennessee.
The death certificate does not say where, or who performed the abortion. It does say, though, that her uterus was perforated. As a result, Laura developed sepsis and went into shock. She died on July 16, 1980.
As a Black woman, she was more likely than a white woman to die from abortion complications for reasons that have never been adequately explored.
Source: Tennessee Death Certificate No. 80 021135
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