Gerri Santoro | |
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Born | Geraldine Twerdy August 16, 1935[1] Connecticut, United States |
Died | June 8, 1964 Connecticut, United States | (aged 28)
Spouse |
Sam Santoro
(m. 1953; sep. 1963) |
Partner | Clyde Dixon |
Geraldine "Gerri" Santoro (née Twerdy; August 16, 1935 – June 8, 1964) was an American woman who died after receiving an unsafe abortion in 1964. A police photograph of her dead body, published by Ms. in 1973, became a symbol for the abortion-rights movement in the United States.