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Quiz about Post Roe v Wade Abortion Deaths
Quiz about Post Roe v Wade Abortion Deaths

Post Roe v. Wade Abortion Deaths Quiz


Abortion deaths that made headlines: a young woman's death can make headlines when abortion is involved. How much do you know about these cases (which all occurred after 1973)?

A multiple-choice quiz by ubermom. Estimated time: 9 mins.
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Author
ubermom
Time
9 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
167,705
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. In 1991, 17-year-old Latachie Veal bled to death after an abortion at a Houston clinic. Her death made headlines not only in the Houston area, but in Kansas City, Missouri as well. Why? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In 1991, 17-year-old Latachie Veal bled to death after an abortion at a Houston clinic. The Centers for Disease Control is charged with verifying and tracking abortion-related deaths. How did they classify Latachie's death? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. When 18-year-old Holly Patterson died of a septic abortion on September 17, 2003, her family filed a lawsuit and a federal investigation was launched. Why? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Health officials investigated the Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health (CRASH) after the death of a 19-year-old abortion patient there on August 10, 1988. Which of these was NOT among the official findings? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Pamela Colson, age 31, bled to death on June 26, 1994, after an abortion at Women's Medical Services in Pensacola, Florida. Pamela's death, however, continues to be overshadowed by another event that had taken place at that same clinic just over a year earlier. What? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. On April 17, 1998, 33-year-old Lou Ann Herron bled to death after being left injured and inadequately attended at the now-defunct A to Z abortion facility in Phoenix. Both the doctor who performed the abortion and the nurse responsible for the recovery room were charged with manslaughter. Which of the following was NOT among the background information unearthed by the press during coverage of the trial? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The Miami Herald covered the deaths of Ruth Montero, Myrta Baptiste, Maura Morales, and Shirley Payne after abortions at Women's Care Center in Miami. How did the Centers for Disease Control classify the deaths? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Alicia Ruiz Hanna was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of 27-year-old Angela Sanchez at Hanna's Clinica Feminina de la Comunidad on January 19, 1993. Why? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Stacy Ruckman, 23 years old, died after a legal abortion on February 20, 1988. Her parents sued, and experts testifying on their behalf expressed outrage at the doctor's behavior in Stacy's case. Why? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. On December 8, 1994, 23-year-old Magdalena Rodriguez went to Suresh Gandotra's clinic, El Norte Clinica Medica, for what she thought was a second-trimester abortion. Gandotra later commented, "I knew I screwed up," when he had pulled out part of Magdalena's bowel instead of fetal parts. Magdalena died during emergency surgery at a local hospital. What was NOT among the findings related to Magdalena's death? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In 1991, 17-year-old Latachie Veal bled to death after an abortion at a Houston clinic. Her death made headlines not only in the Houston area, but in Kansas City, Missouri as well. Why?

Answer: Another woman had died in Kansas City after an abortion by the same doctor.

Diane Boyd, a 19-year-old mentally challenged woman, had died in 1981 after Dr. Robert Dale Crist, a member of the National Abortion Federation, had injected her with drugs in preparation for an abortion. Those drugs had interacted with the medications Diane was taking and caused her death.
2. In 1991, 17-year-old Latachie Veal bled to death after an abortion at a Houston clinic. The Centers for Disease Control is charged with verifying and tracking abortion-related deaths. How did they classify Latachie's death?

Answer: They didn't.

The CDC noted no abortion deaths in Texas for any woman in Latachie's race and age range for 1991. This is despite the fact that in 1992, the doctor discussed the death during a National Abortion Federation seminar that was attended by two members of the CDC's staff responsible for investigating abortion mortality.
3. When 18-year-old Holly Patterson died of a septic abortion on September 17, 2003, her family filed a lawsuit and a federal investigation was launched. Why?

Answer: Holly had been given the abortion drugs in an unapproved manner by Planned Parenthood.

The FDA's approved regimen is to give the woman methotrexate, then have her return in two days for an examination. The second drug, misoprostol, is only to be administered orally and only if the physician, on examining the patient, determines that this second step is necessary to complete the abortion. Planned Parenthood followed the more popular, but unapproved, regimen of sending Holly home with a misoprostol suppository she was to insert vaginally, without being examined first and without medical supervision.

The abortion was incomplete and Holly developed sepsis and died.
4. Health officials investigated the Center for Reproductive and Sexual Health (CRASH) after the death of a 19-year-old abortion patient there on August 10, 1988. Which of these was NOT among the official findings?

Answer: The patient was not actually pregnant, but the staff proceeded with an abortion anyway.

The state issued an emergency order closing CRASH for 60 days, but it never re-opened.
5. Pamela Colson, age 31, bled to death on June 26, 1994, after an abortion at Women's Medical Services in Pensacola, Florida. Pamela's death, however, continues to be overshadowed by another event that had taken place at that same clinic just over a year earlier. What?

Answer: Dr. David Gunn, who did abortions there, had been shot dead by there Michael Griffin.

The fatal bombing took place in Birmingham, Alabama. The shooting of the clinic staff was in Brookline, Massachusetts.
6. On April 17, 1998, 33-year-old Lou Ann Herron bled to death after being left injured and inadequately attended at the now-defunct A to Z abortion facility in Phoenix. Both the doctor who performed the abortion and the nurse responsible for the recovery room were charged with manslaughter. Which of the following was NOT among the background information unearthed by the press during coverage of the trial?

Answer: The clinic was employing illegal aliens with no medical training in the recovery room.

The death of Lisa Bardsley was not as highly publicized as Lou Ann Herron's death (Dr. John Biskind was not prosecuted in that case). Clinic owner Moshe Hachamovitch had been disciplined by the medical board in New York after the deaths of Luz Rodriguez in 1986, Christina Goesswein in 1990, and Tanya Williamson in 1996.

He was also sued in Texas after the 1994 death of 14-year-old Jammie Garcia.
7. The Miami Herald covered the deaths of Ruth Montero, Myrta Baptiste, Maura Morales, and Shirley Payne after abortions at Women's Care Center in Miami. How did the Centers for Disease Control classify the deaths?

Answer: Three were classified as legal abortion deaths, and one as an illegal abortion death.

Ruth died August 7, 1979. Maura died May 8, 1981. Myrta died December 18, 1982. Shirley died January 4, 1983. As Orlando Zaldivar's medical license was inactive at the time he performed Myrta's abortion, the CDC classified her death as being due to an illegal abortion.
8. Alicia Ruiz Hanna was convicted of second-degree murder for the death of 27-year-old Angela Sanchez at Hanna's Clinica Feminina de la Comunidad on January 19, 1993. Why?

Answer: Hanna failed to call 911 when Angela stopped breathing because she was afraid of being caught passing herself off as a doctor.

Hanna had given Angela an injection to induce abortion. Upon realizing that Angela was dead, Hanna dismissed Angela's children from the clinic and summoned a former staffer. She and the other woman were putting Angela's body into the trunk of her own car, with the intention of abandoning the vehicle at a distant location, but were caught in the act by Angela's sister and daughter, who had come to the clinic to find out where Angela had gone.
9. Stacy Ruckman, 23 years old, died after a legal abortion on February 20, 1988. Her parents sued, and experts testifying on their behalf expressed outrage at the doctor's behavior in Stacy's case. Why?

Answer: Staff testified that the doctor regularly overdosed patients on local anesthetic, sometimes causing them to stop breathing.

Staff reported that when a woman would stop breathing, Dr. Scott Barrett would resuscitate her. But when Stacy stopped breathing, Barrett and his staff were unable to revive her. An autopsy found toxic concentrations of Lidocaine in Stacy's blood.
10. On December 8, 1994, 23-year-old Magdalena Rodriguez went to Suresh Gandotra's clinic, El Norte Clinica Medica, for what she thought was a second-trimester abortion. Gandotra later commented, "I knew I screwed up," when he had pulled out part of Magdalena's bowel instead of fetal parts. Magdalena died during emergency surgery at a local hospital. What was NOT among the findings related to Magdalena's death?

Answer: Gandotra's untrained receptionist had been administering anesthesia for Magdalena's abortion.

Gandotra's attorney said, "We don't believe this was below the standard of care nor do we believe it was malpractice." The San Diego County district attorney's office begged to differ, and charged Gandotra with involuntary manslaughter in Magdalena's death. Gandotra is believed to have fled the country to avoid prosecution.
Source: Author ubermom

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