▁he ▁had ▁performed ▁abort ions , ▁only ▁two ▁had ▁died . ▁As ▁Gar rett ▁Hard in ▁noted , ▁this ▁ 0 . 0 4 % ▁rate , ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁before ▁ant ib iot ics , ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁far ▁lower ▁than ▁the ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁for ▁women ▁carrying ▁to ▁term ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁but ▁still ▁only ▁half ▁the ▁mat ernal ▁mort ality ▁rate ▁a ▁generation ▁later . ▁At ▁the ▁conference , ▁Tim anus ▁also ▁l ament ed ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 5 3 ▁do ctors ▁who ▁referred ▁patients ▁to ▁him — some ▁of ▁them , ▁Tim anus ▁claimed , ▁with ▁letters ▁recomm ending ▁abort ion — none ▁stood ▁up ▁to ▁test ify ▁for ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁arrested . ▁ ▁Tim anus ▁asked ▁referring ▁do ctors ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁written ▁statement ▁that ▁the ▁abort ion ▁was ▁necessary ▁because ▁her ▁life ▁would ▁otherwise ▁be ▁je op ard ized . ▁ ▁The ▁break down ▁of ▁Tim anus ' ▁patients ▁was ▁as ▁follows : ▁Age ▁ 1 2 ▁- ▁ 1 5 : ▁ 1 7 ▁Age ▁ 1 6 ▁- ▁ 2 0 : ▁ 6 8 8 ▁Age ▁ 2 1 ▁- ▁ 2 5 : ▁ 1 , 8 3 4 ▁Age ▁ 2 6 ▁- ▁ 3 0 : ▁ 1 , 2 6 8 ▁Age ▁ 3 1 ▁- ▁ 4 0 : ▁ 1 , 3 1 2 ▁Age ▁ 4 1 + : ▁ 9 1 ▁Single : ▁ 1 , 8 3 0 ▁Mar ried