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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Molly Hennessy-Fiske

As a med student, he saw women nearly die from illegal abortions. At 83, he sees no end to his work

BOULDER, Colo. — Dr. Warren Hern doesn't have to imagine what could befall many women in America if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade.

In 1963, he was a resident working nights at Colorado General Hospital in Denver. Women would arrive in septic shock, some probably hours from death.

"Nobody talked about why they were there," Hern recalled.

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