September 19, 1971: Bled Out After Hospital Abortion

Cassandra Bleavins, a 20-year-old clerk-typist for the Board of Education, died shortly after midnight on September 19, 1971, at LA County/USC Medical Center. She had been taken there just the day before, comatose after an abortion. She left behind her husband and her 16-month-old son.

John Wesley Hospital

The abortion of Cassandra's 10-week fetus had been performed at John Wesley Hospital, owned by Los Angeles County, on September 2, 1971. Cassandra had bled heavily afterward, and the abortionist had tied off a portion of her cervix to control the bleeding, then sent her home.

On September 15, Cassandra returned to John Wesley Hospital, reporting heavy bleeding. She was given a follow-up D&C and again sent home. 

She returned again on September 17, still bleeding heavily, and went into convulsions during treatment, slipping into status epilepticus (prolonged seizure or many seizures one after the other). Cassandra slipped into a coma. The next day, she was brought to LA County/UCLA Medical Center, where she died.

The coroner discovered a 1.25 inch sutured laceration in Cassandra's uterus, additional sutures to her uterine artery, and uterine hemorrhaging. The medical examiner concluded that Cassandra had bled to death due to the lacerations and D&C.

The Centers for Disease Control published back in 1983, "Deaths from hemorrhage associated with legal induced abortion should not occur." In every hemorrhage death they investigated, "Lack of adequate postoperative monitoring or treatment of hemorrhagic shock" was a factor. 

As a black woman, Cassandra was both more likely to be sold an abortion in the first place, and twice as likely to die after entering the abortion facility, as a white woman. 

Cassandra's widower sued on behalf of their child, but ended up with a mere $13,102 after court costs.

Watch Bled to Death in California on YouTube.

Source: LA County Coroner Case No. 71-10001 and Los Angeles County Case C24757 

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