Overview
- The Larimer County autopsy made public this month confirms 18-year-old Alexis Arguello, who died on Feb. 6, 2025, died of complications of a second‑trimester surgical abortion.
- The report lists disseminated intravascular coagulation, or DIC, as the cause of death and names probable amniotic fluid embolism, refractory shock, and multiorgan failure as major contributing conditions.
- The full autopsy was first released with redactions and only made public after an April 2026 state court order that found autopsy reports are subject to public‑records law.
- Arguello’s family and anti‑abortion groups allege care delays and other failures by Planned Parenthood staff, while the county coroner said he redacted parts of the earlier report to protect reproductive‑health and patient privacy.
- Advocates are using the unredacted findings to press for regulatory changes and to argue against Colorado’s permissive abortion rules, and the disclosure may prompt renewed debate over facility oversight and public funding.