"Cole Babies"

Delivered by Dr. Katherine Cole

Dr. Katherine Cole was a naturopathic physician that practiced in Miami, Florida for 51 years. In her 2 story clinic on the west side of Miami, Cole delivered thousands of babies. The building in which her clinic was located also contained several room that Cole rented to pregnant and unmarried young women. In many cases, the babies that these young women bore were illegally place with "adoptive" families, for a price.

For a fee ranging from $25.00 to several thousand dollars, Cole would hand over a baby, along with a doctored birth certificate. Cole effectively erased the past of these babies by use of practices such as registered the birthmother under a false name, or listing the adoptive parents as the birth parents. She left behind no known records of any of the thousands of women who gave birth in her clinic.

Katherine Cole was arrested at least 7 times. She was arrested 3 times for the illegal abortions that she performed, once for attempted manslaughter, once for unlawful possession of barbiturates, and once for failure to file a birth certificate. She was eventually cleared of all charges except a charge related to an illegal adoption, for which she spent less than a year in jail.

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