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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Brittny Mejia

Horrifying stories of women chased down by the LAPD abortion squad before Roe v. Wade

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers boarded the yacht with guns drawn.

The Westerly had been under surveillance for two months and came with a sordid history. The bodies of a wealthy couple were found after an onboard blast; their daughter was acquitted of murder. Now officers suspected the vessel of being the mobile headquarters of an abortion ring.

Danny Dyer would steer the nearly 50-foot yacht out on the water. His wife would assist another man, who didn't have a license to practice medicine, as he performed the procedures. They usually charged $450 per operation.

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