Pennsylvania Abortion Doctor Charged with 8 Counts of Murder (Huffington Post)
A doctor whose abortion clinic was described as a filthy, foul-smelling “house of horrors” that was overlooked by regulators for years was charged Wednesday with murder, accused of delivering seven babies alive and then using scissors to kill them.
Victims Say Abortion Doctor Scarred Them for Life (Phila. Inquirer)
Fifteen-year-old Robyn Reid didn’t want an abortion. But when her grandmother forcibly took her to an abortion clinic one wintry day in 1998, Reid figured she’d just tell the doctor her wishes and then sneak away.
Two Philly Abortion Mill Workers Plead Guilty (CBS)
Two abortion clinic workers pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in deaths at a Philadelphia clinic where seven babies were allegedly killed with scissors and a patient died from an overdose of painkillers.
Among the many questions raised by the grisly charges against West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, one stands out: how did this go on so long?
Doctor’s Long Tumble to Jail (Phila. Inquirer)
It was another bad day at the abortion clinic in West Philadelphia. A patient – an Asian refugee, 41, traveling from Virginia – had died from heavy doses of painkillers and anesthesia.
Suspension of 2 Doctors Sought by State (Washington Times)
The Delaware attorney general’s office is seeking to suspend the licenses of two doctors who worked in Wilmington with a Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with killing infants.
Pa. Governor Fires Workers After Abortion Scandal (CBS)
Some state employees have been fired and two agencies have overhauled their regulations in the wake of allegations that a doctor performed illegal abortions that killed a patient and viable infants, Gov. Tom Corbett announced Tuesday.
2 Abortion Clinics Closed After Reports (Washington Times)
Pennsylvania health officials say renewed inspections uncovered poor conditions at two more Philadelphia-area abortion clinics in the months after a drug investigation revealed a “house of horrors” facility operating in the city.
2nd Delaware Doctor Suspended Over PA Abortion Case (ABC 6, Philadelphia)
Delaware officials have suspended the medical license of a second Delaware doctor linked to a Philadelphia abortion provider charged with murdering a patient.
Unlicensed Doctor Pleads in Philly Abortion Case (ABC 6, Philadelphia)
An unlicensed doctor pleaded guilty on Thursday to third-degree murder in the deaths of two late-term babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors at a filthy Philadelphia abortion clinic.
2 Plead Guilty to Murder in Abortion Case (Washington Times)
A pair of abortion clinic workers pleaded guilty Thursday to third-degree murder in two deaths at a Philadelphia clinic where seven babies allegedly were killed with scissors and a woman died from a drug overdose.
A documentary film about Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia Women’s Medical Society disaster, and the cover-up by state and local oversight agencies.
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