He used scissors, authorities say, to sever the spinal cords of newborns who emerged from their mother still alive.
Now Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, is about to stand trial, he has pleaded not guilty. If he's convicted, prosecutors want him put to death.
" A doctor who cuts into the necks severing the spinal cords of living breathing babies who would survive the proper medical attention committing murder under the law. " philadelphia district attorney Seth Williams said.
A grand jury investigation determined that health and licensing official had ad received repeated repots about gosnell's practices for two decades, but had taken no action, Williams said.
Gosnell's attorney has caution against a "rush to judgment"
"dr. Gosnell should enjoy the same presumption of innocence anyone in the country you or me should get if we were charged with a crime" William J. Brennan said in 2011.
Jury selection was set to begin Monday.
This is very disturbing to think about. If the baby is alive, and the lady is over 6 months pregnant, an abortion is out of the question! And to do it in such a malicious way. Sad.
ReplyDeleteThat's terrible to think that he did such crimes for such a long time and now somebody's doing something about. Even if he'd done it for a short time it would still be awful.
ReplyDeleteThat is so terrifying. I don't understand why any woman would commit to such an operation.
ReplyDeletethat is just sick. cutting a living babies spinal cord, and still denying that he did it is even worse. Ruby Aguilar
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