Natalie Meyers
Sixteen-year-old Natalie was brought to San Vicente Hospital in Los
Angeles by her mother for a safe and legal abortion on October 21, 1972. Milton Gotlib injected saline
into Natalie's uterus on the 21st.
On October 22, Natalie expelled the dead baby but retained the placenta.
She had trouble breathing and suffered abdominal pain, so San Vicente staff
transferred Natalie to County-USC Medical Center just before midnight.
Natalie was in shock when she arrived at County-USC. She underwent a
D&C there, but remained in shock from infection in her uterus. On October
26, a hysterectomy was performed to try to control the infection, to no
avail. Natalie was pronouced dead at 9:35AM on October 27.
The autopsy found most of Natalie's internal organs swollen and hemorrhagic.
Death was attributed to hyaline
membrane disease brought on by the abortion.
Source: LA County Coroner Report
72-11445
Natalie is one of many women to die at one of Edward Allred's facilities. Others known to have died after abortion at Allred's facilities include:
- Denise Holmes, age 24, 1970
- Patricia Chacon, age 16, 1984
- Mary Pena, age 43, 1984
- Josefina Garcia, age 37, 1985
- Lanice Dorsey, age 17, 1986
- Joyce Ortenzio, age 32, 1988
- Tami Suematsu, age 19, 1988
- Susan Levy, age 30, 1992
- Deanna Bell, age 13, 1992
- Christina Mora, age 18, 1994
- Kimberly Neil, 2000
- Chanelle Bryant, age 22, 2004
Abortion Deaths
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