The smaller of the twins, Pamela, died at age 7, five days after undergoing open-heart surgery to correct a congenital heart lesion. An autopsy provided no reason.
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1 (146,459 Bytes)
Date:
1957-10-06 (October 6, 1957)
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Unknown
Source:
Periodical: "Siamese Twins Survive Surgery Here." Philadelphia Inquirer, (6 October 1957). Article. 1 Image.
Publisher:
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Reproduced with permission of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Exhibit Category:
Congenital Birth Defects and the Medical Rights of Children: The "Baby Doe" Controversy