Susannah Lattin | |
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_in_Powell_Cemetery_in_2002.jpg) Fallen gravestone in Powell Cemetery in 2002 | |
| Born | January 7, 1848 |
| Died | August 27, 1868 (aged 20) |
| Cause of death | Postpartum infection |
| Known for | Abortion debate |
Susannah Lattin (January 7, 1848 – August 27, 1868) was an American woman who died of a postpartum infection at an illegal maternity clinic at 6 Amity Place in New York City, operated by Henry Dyer Grindle.[1] Her death led to an investigation which resulted in regulation of maternity clinics and adoptions in New York City in 1868.[2][3]
- ^ "A Mysterious Case. A Missing Daughter Found Dead In a Private Lying-In Hospital. The Case in the Hands of the Coroner.". New York Times. August 29, 1868.
- ^ Hoolihan, Christopher (2001). An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 1580460984.
- ^ "The Amity Place Mystery". New York Times. August 30, 1868.
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