Pro-abortion activists are encouraging folks to send a coat hanger to pro-life Democrat Congresspersons. Just how accurate is the “back alley” or “coat hanger” abortion myth of tens of thousands of women dying each year through illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade?
Illegal Abortion Deaths
Year Deaths
1940 1,407
1945 744
1950 263
1955 224
1960 251
1965 201
1970 119
Source: “Induced termination of pregnancy before and after Roe v. Wade” JAMA, 12/9/92, vol. 208, no. 22, p. 3231-3239.
HT: Jill Stanek.
