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The tangled history of an abortion doctor
Kermit Baron Gosnell - once a community activist called on to help rebuild Mantua - was arrested on Jan. 19, 2011, and charged with eight counts of murder. One count arose out of the death of a woman who received an overdose of anesthetic at his clinic; seven counts involved infants that, officials say, he delivered live and then killed. Nine employees, including his wife, Pearl, were also arrested. Four were charged with murder. The grand jury in the case said Gosnell had been allowed to keep operating for nearly four decades despite numerous violations of state laws regulating doctors and abortion clinics. Gosnell has maintained his innocence.
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When investigators raided the West Philadelphia office of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell in February 2010, it was to check out if he was illegally prescribing dangerous pharmaceuticals.
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West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell routinely delivered live babies in the third trimester of pregnancy, then murdered them by "sticking scissors into the back of the baby's neck and cutting the spinal cord," according to a grand jury report.
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Among questions raised by the 8 counts of murder against abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, one stands out: How did it go on so long?
He went from respected to reckless, probes found.
For a time, Kermit Gosnell's future looked bright. He had top-notch schooling. He was an admired community activist brought in to help rebuild Mantua. So, what happened?
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