The family of a young woman who died after a dangerous abortion is demanding answers after the procedure was not ruled as her cause of death.

Keisha Atkins died in 2017 after undergoing a dangerous, 24-week abortion at Southwestern Women's Options, located in Albuquerque.

On the fourth and final day of a multi-day procedure, Atkins was transported by ambulance to the University of New Mexico Hospital, where she later died. She was 23.

The late woman's mother has now hired attorney Michael Seibel who is seeking autopsy documents and intends to file a formal complaint with the New Mexico Medical Board.

Lisa Martinez of the New Mexico Alliance for Life says a late-term abortion is a "highly dangerous" procedure yet the Office of Medical Investigator has concluded the manner of death was a natural death from pregnancy, not from the abortion.

"These instances are not uncommon according to the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology," Martinez warns. "In a study that was done, the later-term abortion procedure after 21 weeks carries 90 times greater risk of death than in the first trimester."

A LifeNews.com story from last year, citing the autopsy report, further stated that Atkins was said to have died from blood clots in the lungs. But pro-lifers are pointing out that hospital and the abortion clinic enjoy close ties and so the pro-life community remains wary of any medical reports that exonerate the clinic and the 80-year-old abortionist, Curtis Boyd.