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627898 
Journal Article 
Lysol-induced criminal abortion 
Presley, JA; Brown, WE 
1956 
1 
Obstetrics and Gynecology
ISSN: 0029-7844
EISSN: 1873-233X 
8 
3 
368-370 
The methods and drugs used in performing criminal abortions are legion. Recently several patients with criminal abortions induced by Lysol, one of the more rar abortifacients, were admitted to this hospital. Lysol had been given as an intrauterine douche to 4 gravid women. Toxication was severe enough to cause one death. The diagnosis of criminal abortion is diffcult, for symptoms and complications are variable and the patient is often reluctant to give a complete history. Because of the unusual nature of these cases it seems warranted to record brief abstracts together with a partial review of the literature.