Rebecca "Becky" Suzanne Bell (August 24, 1971 – September 16, 1988) was an American woman who died as a result of a back-alley abortion in 1988. She lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bell became pregnant at age 17, but under a state law in Indiana, minors required parental consent to obtain an abortion. Said to be unwilling to tell her parents about her pregnancy for fear of disappointing them, or go to court to receive a judicial bypass, Bell sought an illegal abortion.

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  • Rebecca "Becky" Suzanne Bell (August 24, 1971 – September 16, 1988) was an American woman who died as a result of a back-alley abortion in 1988. She lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bell became pregnant at age 17, but under a state law in Indiana, minors required parental consent to obtain an abortion. Said to be unwilling to tell her parents about her pregnancy for fear of disappointing them, or go to court to receive a judicial bypass, Bell sought an illegal abortion. Within a week of the procedure, she became seriously ill and died from a massive infection.
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  • Rebecca "Becky" Suzanne Bell (August 24, 1971 – September 16, 1988) was an American woman who died as a result of a back-alley abortion in 1988. She lived in Indianapolis, Indiana. Bell became pregnant at age 17, but under a state law in Indiana, minors required parental consent to obtain an abortion. Said to be unwilling to tell her parents about her pregnancy for fear of disappointing them, or go to court to receive a judicial bypass, Bell sought an illegal abortion.
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  • Becky Bell
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