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Chicago College of Medicine & Surgery, 1961Address
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In 1978, Dr. John Barton botched an abortion on patient Shelby Moran at Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The botched procedure left the 39-year-old mother of five permanently brain damaged. Disoriented and unable to perform basic tasks, Shelby had to be cared for in a nursing home for the rest of her life. A jury awarded Shelby Moran’s family $9.5 million for her medical costs, but the award was overturned by an appeals court. Permanently disabled by her botched abortion, Shelby languished in the nursing home from 1978 to 1999, until her death at age 60.
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$9.5 Million Awarded in '78 Abortion Case
Los Angeles Times, 4-17-1989. Article regarding Shelby Moran's botched abortion, which left her disabled and severely brain damaged. -
1999: Woman dies after 20 years in nursing home thanks to safe, legal abortion
Shelby Moran passes away after spending 20 years in a nursing home, disabled and brain damaged due to a botched abortion. -
Cemetery of Choice -- Shelby Moran
John J. Barton performs a botched abortion on Shelby Moran, leaving her disabled and brain damaged for the rest of her life. -
Jury awards $9.5 million in abortion lawsuit
Herald-Journal, 4-17-1989: Shelby Moran's family wins a lawsuit against the abortionist who botched Shelby's abortion and left her brain damaged and disabled. -
No Coat Hanger Here - The Interim, 10-25-1989
John J. Barton botches Shelby Moran's abortion; leaves her brain damaged and disabled. -
Northern Trust Co. v. Upjohn Co, Appellate Court of IL, 4-26-1991
Appellate court decision in botched abortion lawsuit against John J. Barton, etc. See page 2 for details of the abortion and resulting injuries. -
Shelby Moran, Abortion Death -- Mother of five languished for twenty years
Real Choice blog. Shelby Moran botched abortion story. -
Supreme Court declines to hear case involving abortion drug - 2-24-1992
The U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Shelby Moran's appeal. A jury had awarded Shelby Moran's family $9.5 million after she was rendered disabled and permanently brain damaged from a botched abortion in Jan. 1978. However, the Illinois appeals court reversed the decision and struck down the award. Moran's family appealed to the IL Supreme Court, and then to the U.S. Supreme Court, hoping for a reprieve. However, both courts refused to hear the case. The 39-year-old mother of five required round-the-clock care in a nursing home due to her brain damage from the botched abortion. After spending twenty years "languishing" in a nursing home, Shelby Moran died at age 60 in 1999. -
Facebook -- John J. Barton, MD - business listing
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Safety of local versus general anesthesia for second-trimester dilatation and evacuation abortion - Co-author John J. Barton, MD -- Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dec. 1986
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Doximity.com — John Jos. Barton, MD – Education and credentials
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Chicago Gynecological Society — Past President John J. Barton, MD – 1995
