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

Written by Los Angeles Times | March 10, 2022

Dr. Warren Hern doesn’t have to imagine what could befall many women in America if the Supreme Court strikes down Roe vs. Wade.  In 1963, he was a medical student working nights at Colorado General Hospital in Denver. Women would arrive in septic shock, some probably hours from death.