10 of the Most Shocking Allegations in the Gruesome ‘House of Horrors’ That Was Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s Abortion Clinic
Apr. 12, 2013 4:34pm
The
details emerging from Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s murder trial are so gruesome
that, based on the descriptions, one would assume they are fictional
scenes from a horror movie. However, the reality is that the court case,
which continues to expose the details of the alleged murders of at
least seven babies, is, according to witness testimony, anything but
a concocted tale.
TheBlaze first covered the case
back in Jan. 2011, when we reported that Gosnell, 72, a
Philadelphia-based abortion doctor, was charged with eight murders. Our
coverage at the time, based on an AP report, provides just a brief
overview of the horrific allegations:
A
doctor who gave abortions to minorities, immigrants and poor women in a
“house of horrors” clinic was charged with eight counts of murder in
the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then
killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Dr.
Kermit Gosnell…made millions of dollars over 30 years, performing as
many illegal, late-term abortions as he could, prosecutors said. State
regulators ignored complaints about him and failed to inspect his clinic
since 1993, but no charges were warranted against them given time
limits and existing law, District Attorney Seth Williams said. Nine of
Gosnell’s employees also were charged.
Gosnell
“induced labor, forced the live birth of viable babies in the sixth,
seventh, eighth month of pregnancy and then killed those babies by
cutting into the back of the neck with scissors and severing their
spinal cord,” Williams said.
Dr. Kermit Gosnell (Photo Credit: AP)
The
so-called “house of horrors” was discovered following drug-related
complaints. It was in 2010 when the FBI first raided the facility after
reports that painkillers were being improperly distributed. But rather
than mere pill infractions, what authorities found was far more
sinister.
When
officials went in, the clinic’s conditions were unimaginable, with
fetuses and severed feet reportedly stored without reason inside the
establishment — and with blood splattered about. Considering these
horrific conditions and the litany of additional details that have
emerged since the case began, many are wondering why the media have been
so silent on reporting what unfolded at Gosnell’s clinic.
Today,
on Fox News, liberal commentator Kirsten Powers charged that there was
no excuse for the media’s purported blackout on covering the abortion
doctor’s horrific — and allegedly murderous — treatment of patients and
their kin.
Considering
that outlets generally love stories like this, Powers seemed
dumbfounded as to why Gosnell’s purported crimes have gone somewhat
unreported, as she noted that the general rule is “if it bleeds, it
leads.”
“Whatever
your position on abortion is, this is a story of interest to everyone,”
she told Fox host Megyn Kelly. “This clinic had not been inspected in
17 years.”
The Women’s Medical Society (Photo Credit: AP)
Considering the lack of coverage (earlier today, we showed
just how profound the dearth is), TheBlaze wants to offer readers a
recap of some of the story’s most shocking — and important — details. In
addition to allegations that Gosnell killed seven babies and one woman
died on his watch, here are some of the key, must-know allegations:
1) Gosnell allegedly treated
his minority clients with much less respect than his white patients.
Considering that he was named, according to the AP, in more than 40
malpractice suits, the clinic head would purportedly perform abortions
for caucasian women in cleaner locations (he assumed whites were more likely to complain about him).
2) In addition to the murderous allegations being waged against Gosnell, eight former employees
of the clinic have pleaded guilty (some to third-degree murder) and
have spoken in great lengths about the terrifying conditions at the
clinic.
3)
A 15-year-old girl allegedly helped facilitate abortions — including on
potentially live babies — at the clinic. Ashley Baldwin, now 22, claims
she worked nearly 50 hours per week. Even more shocking, she allegedly helped give women
the drugs needed for the procedure — and apparently assisted
throughout. Baldwin said that she saw aborted babies move on at least
two occasions following abortions (in one instance, she said “the chest
was moving”).
4) Gosnell purportedly used
untrained and low-paid staff to conduct nearly 1,000 abortions each
year. The charge for a procedure in the horrific conditions mentioned?
Between $350 and several thousand, depending on how far along the
pregnancy was. Prosecutors believe he made millions from the
practice. Authorities claim the clinic brought in about $15,000 per day.
5) Speaking of “untrained,” prosecutors claim, according to the Gospel Coalition, that Gosnell is not certified to work in either gynecology or obstetrics.
6)
In the grand jury report, the clinic was said to smell of animal urine
and blood stains were on blankets and furniture inside of the office.
Not surprisingly, sterilized instruments were unheard of inside the
establishment. And somehow the state had failed to inspect — or even
visit — the clinic since 1993.
7) In March, Adrienne Moton, a medical assistant at the clinic, provided sickening details
about her alleged actions at the clinic, claiming that she snipped the
spines of at least 10 babies; she said that another worker — and Gosnell
himself — did the same. But that’s not the worst part. Moton also
claimed that she once killed a baby after it was delivered in a toilet
by cutting its neck with scissors. Moton plead guilty and has been in
prison since 2011.
8) Another former employee, Sherry West, shared yet another horrifying story.
She claims that she was once called to the back room at the clinic,
where aborted babies’ bodies were apparently kept on a shelf. Once
there, West heard a live baby among the bodies cry out. The screaming
child “really freaked” her out, she told the court. “I can’t describe
it. It sounded like a little alien,” she said, noting that she
previously referred to the babies as “specimens,” because it was easier
to mentally handle what was going on at the clinic.
9)
Then there’s Robyn Reid’s story. She was only an 87-pound teen when she
went to the clinic in 1998. Accompanied by her grandmother, she was
looking for an abortion. But once she made it to the office, Reid
changed her mind. But Salem-News.com writes that
the doctor allegedly forced an abortion on her. ”Gosnell ripped off her
clothes and restrained the girl. When she regained consciousness 12
hours later at her aunt’s home, she discovered that an abortion had been
performed against her will,” the website reports.
10) “3801 Lancaster” is (warning: graphic) a documentary series that highlights the horror found at the clinic. Many of these claims, among others, are covered by the filmmakers.
TheBlaze
will continue to explore this horrific story and will report
accordingly as details unfold. You can read more about the clinic here.
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