A Doctor's Fatal Work in 1867

Mary's husband already knew about her affair. So why did she go to a doctor to abort her lover's baby?

Companion post and sources: https://realchoice.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-19-1867-fatal-doctor-in-new-york.html

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Doctors Before Legalization -- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJupLOmr97ho9sK8mxLDwc2eMLpzcPXg7