'House of Horrors' doctor nears trial
Accused of murdering 7 newborns, tries to avoid
execution
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(Warning:
This news article contains details of a graphic nature concerning abortions and
may disturb some readers.)
Some might find it hard to believe
an abortion clinic could be this
gruesome: The stench of cat urine greeted those who entered the Women’s
Medical Society Clinic in Philadelphia,
Police found blood-stained
furniture and blankets, piles of bags of medical waste and other filth. They
even discovered rows of jars containing the severed feet of what appeared to be
late-term aborted babies, and the corpses of several aborted babies with cuts
on the backs of their necks.
What happened in the clinic was
nothing short of a nightmare.
“[I]t was a horrific late-term
abortion operation that was conducted with the aid of unlicensed workers who
drugged patients into stupors, spread venereal disease by reusing disposable
equipment, perforated wombs and bowels, and killed at least two patients,”
Operation Rescue said.
Abortionist Kermit Gosnell “would
deliver late-term, viable babies alive, then murder them by thrusting scissors
into the backs of their neck and ‘snipping’ their spinal cords.”
The 72-year-old doctor faces the
death sentence if the jury finds him guilty of first-degree murder. But he may
avoid execution. Gosnell spent two hours Thursday in a prisoner interview booth
attached to a courtroom, while his attorney
apparently weighed a plea deal from prosecutors. Jury selection is
scheduled to begin in Monday.
Gosnell has been jailed without
bail for more than a year. He faces 43 criminal counts. In January 2011, he was
charged with seven counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of seven
newborns. He was also charged with third-degree murder in the 2007 death of a
Virginia woman given too much anesthesia by Gosnell’s untrained staff during an
abortion. Additional charges include conspiracy, drug delivery resulting in
death, infanticide, corruption of minors, evidence tampering, theft by
deception, abuse of corpse and corruption.
Gosnell’s wife and eight other
employees face hundreds of criminal counts.
“Four other employees, Steven
Massof, Lynda Williams, Sherry West, and Adrienne Moton masqueraded as
physicians even though they had little if any training, and certainly no
medical license,” Operation Rescue said. “They frequently conducted illegal
abortions, including the grisly procedure Gosnell called ‘snipping’ of
newborns’ spinal cords.”
Eight employees have already
pleaded guilty to a variety of charges, and some are expected to testify
against Gosnell. They may receive leniency at sentencing, depending on the
quality of their testimony.
Gosnell faces another trial, this
one in federal court. A grand jury indictment in December 2011 accused him of
operating a “pill mill” out of the abortion clinic, selling narcotics
prescriptions for cash.
The case began in January 2010,
when police raided Gosnell’s clinic, looking for a “pill mill” thought to be
the city’s largest illegal supplier of Oxycontin.
Once authorities saw the horror
inside, they immediately closed the Women’s Medical Society Clinic and a grand
jury began investigating.
Subsequent clinic inspections
revealed massive violations at clinics across Pennsylvania. The case has
influenced new legislation and clinic regulation, and prompted stronger
enforcement of abortion laws, not only in Pennsylvania, but also in Maryland,
Delaware, and other states.
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