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Knight at Arms
OH...MY...GOD.
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.
Dr. Kermit Gosnell was also charged with murder in the death of a woman who suffered an overdose of painkillers while awaiting an abortion.
At least two women died from the procedures, while scores more suffered perforated bowels, cervixes and uteruses, authorities said.
Bags and bottles holding aborted fetuses "were scattered throughout the building," the district attorney said. "There were jars, lining shelves, with severed feet that he kept for no medical purpose."
Prosecutors said the place reeked of cat urine because of the animals that were allowed to roam freely, furniture and blankets were stained with blood, instruments were not properly sterilized, and disposable medical supplies were used over and over.
White women from the suburbs were ushered into a separate, slightly cleaner area because Gosnell believed they were more likely to file complaints.
Prosecutors said Gosnell falsified the ultrasound examinations that determine how far along a pregnancy is, teaching his staff to hold the probe in such a way that the fetus would look smaller.
Gosnell sometimes joked about the babies, saying one was so large he could "walk me to the bus stop," according to the report.
The state's reluctance to investigate, under several administrations, may stem partly from the sensitivity of the abortion debate.
Gosnell's wife performed extremely late-term abortions on Sundays, the report said.
http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/dr-kermit-gosnell-md-69a006f6/patient-ratings
http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/dr-kermit-gosnell-md-69a006f6/background-check
Dr. Kermit Gosnell was also charged with murder in the death of a woman who suffered an overdose of painkillers while awaiting an abortion.
At least two women died from the procedures, while scores more suffered perforated bowels, cervixes and uteruses, authorities said.
Bags and bottles holding aborted fetuses "were scattered throughout the building," the district attorney said. "There were jars, lining shelves, with severed feet that he kept for no medical purpose."
Prosecutors said the place reeked of cat urine because of the animals that were allowed to roam freely, furniture and blankets were stained with blood, instruments were not properly sterilized, and disposable medical supplies were used over and over.
White women from the suburbs were ushered into a separate, slightly cleaner area because Gosnell believed they were more likely to file complaints.
Prosecutors said Gosnell falsified the ultrasound examinations that determine how far along a pregnancy is, teaching his staff to hold the probe in such a way that the fetus would look smaller.
Gosnell sometimes joked about the babies, saying one was so large he could "walk me to the bus stop," according to the report.
The state's reluctance to investigate, under several administrations, may stem partly from the sensitivity of the abortion debate.
Gosnell's wife performed extremely late-term abortions on Sundays, the report said.
http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/dr-kermit-gosnell-md-69a006f6/patient-ratings
http://www.healthgrades.com/directory_search/physician/profiles/dr-md-reports/dr-kermit-gosnell-md-69a006f6/background-check
