How many abortions did Marilyn Monroe have?

Answer 1

Her friends have said that she told them as many as 12, though none would be documented because the practice was illegal at that time. Some debate this rumor as false. However, what is medically known about Marilyn is that she suffered from endometriosis. Endometriosis was what caused her to miscarry when she was pregnant with husband Arthur Miller's child. With that said, it would make sense that if she had several abortions, which were done illegally, none of these procedures would have been administered by a professional. That would explain why she had such a severe case of endometriosis. While abortions don't normally cause endometriosis, Marilyn's case was so bad that she was severely constipated by the tissue growths. It is documented that Marilyn had enemas administered every couple of days for much of her life.

What is also believed about Marilyn is that she received an abortion just a few weeks before her death. Some people even believed her to be pregnant with Robert Kennedy's child. Though her autopsy did not reveal anything abnormal, or that looked like she had received an abortion, if they weren't looking for it, the coroner might have assumed everything to be mere complications of her endometriosis and her several documented miscarriages.