Dr.Kermit Gosnell, the head of the abortion house of horrors in West Philadelphia, chose not to testify or call any witnesses in his defense on charges of murdering babies born alive in his clinic.
The trial now moves to closing arguments in the case against Gosnell and his co-defendant, Eileen O’Neill. O’Neill’s lawyers have already stated that the state did not prove their case against their client and she should be immediately freed. Continue reading
The pro-life group Live Action has released a series of videos that show abortion clinics in the Bronx, New York and Washington, D.C. are engaging in late-term abortion procedures and are openly ignoring laws concerning babies born alive.
The videos were released as the Philadelphia Abortion House of Horrors trial moves to the jury in an attempt to get more news outlets to cover the undercover world of late-term and illegal abortions. Live Action also wants to show that Planned Parenthood’s claims that Dr. Kermit Gosnell was an “outlier” is a lie. Continue reading
President Barack Obama vowed Friday to join Planned Parenthood in fighting against what he said are efforts by states to turn women’s health back to the 1950s, before the Supreme Court legalized abortion nationwide, and singled out the GOP-governed states of North Dakota and Mississippi for criticism. Continue reading
The judge in the case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell has thrown out three of the eight murder charges, granting defense motions regarding insufficient evidence.
The defense motions to acquit after the prosecution presents a case is common but rarely granted. Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey Minehart did not explain why he granted the motions. The dismissals were on three counts where the defense claimed the prosecution could not show the babies were alive when born despite testimony from multiple staffers to that effect. Continue reading
A witness in the Philadelphia Abortion House of Horrors trial testified that she saw the chests of babies moving and heard them making noises before Dr. Kermit Gosnell killed them.
Kareema Cross, the final prosecution witness, testified that she personally saw 10 babies breathe before they were killed. She also said that she saw three babies “move their arms and legs” and heard a fourth baby give out a soft whine before Gosnell killed them. Each time, Gosnell told her that the babies were already dead despite the obvious signs of life. Continue reading
The daughter of a woman who died because of injuries sustained in Dr. Kermit 
’s clinic in Philadelphia testified that her mother had lost consciousness and that clinic staff kept her from attending to her mom.
Karnamaya Mongar, 42, a survivor of 20 months in a refugee camp in Bhutan, died after some unlicensed member of Gosnell’s staff provided her with a fatal combination of oral and intravenous drugs. Continue reading
A professor with the University of Buffalo was arrested on Tuesday for disorderly conduct after violently launching into a profanity filled rant against pro-life students.
Professor Laura Curry, an adjunct professor of media, harassed and screamed at members of the University’s Students for Life group who were staging a pro-life event. The group had displayed photos of babies killed via abortion that Curry wanted to have removed from public view. Continue reading
Five weeks into the trial of abortion doctor Dr. Kermit Gosnell, major national media have finally started to appear.
Fox News had been covering the trial of the doctor accused of murdering live babies in his abortion clinic but now the Washington Post, New York Times and Wall Street Journal have sent reporters to the trial. Continue reading
In the continuing trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor a witness has testified that live babies were beheaded after birth.
Stephen Massof testified that he routinely saw the murder of infants at the clinic. He also testified to at least one abortion after 26 weeks, more than two weeks beyond the state’s permitted 24-week limit. Continue reading
A Delaware abortion clinic is facing tough questions after a series of emergency calls and accusations of former staffers.
Planned Parenthood of Delaware is facing accusations of two former nurses who quit and told a local TV station that women at the clinic may have been placed at risk for hepatitis or AIDS. Continue reading