Colorado Coroner Releases Autopsy Report on 2025 Death After Abortion

A Colorado coroner’s report released Tuesday states that Alexis Arguello died on Feb. 6, 2025, from disseminated intravascular coagulation after a surgical abortion performed at the Fort Collins Planned Parenthood clinic. Arguello was 18 and approximately 22 weeks pregnant at the time of the procedure.

The autopsy found that her blood pressure dropped and she experienced rapid heartbeats while in the waiting room after the abortion was complete. She received blood transfusions at a hospital, but treatment was insufficient. The report identifies the cause of death as disseminated intravascular coagulation, a rare blood clotting complication that can follow surgical abortion procedures.

Colorado allows abortion through all 40 weeks of pregnancy. State data from 2023 showed nearly 14,700 abortions performed that year, with roughly 3 percent occurring after 21 weeks.

The full autopsy report became public after an open records request filed by Operation Rescue in November. The Larimer County Coroner initially released a redacted version, citing patient privacy laws and state policy on reproductive healthcare. A state district court judge ruled in April that autopsy reports are subject to public record disclosure laws.

Troy Newman, president of Operation Rescue, pursued the unredacted report through the courts. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, issued a statement after the report’s release. ” Dannenfelser also referenced congressional efforts to pause federal Medicaid reimbursement to large abortion providers.

Federal reimbursements for non-abortion services at Planned Parenthood clinics are scheduled to resume in July. The Washington Examiner contacted Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains for comment.