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Heritage
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Serving
Justice to Gosnell
05/14/2013
Justice
has been served for a few
infants and one mother whose lives were taken within the filthy walls
of 3801
Lancaster Avenue.
Late-term
abortionist Kermit
Gosnell was convicted yesterday of first-degree murder in the deaths of
three
infants who were born alive after botched abortions performed in his
run-down
West Philadelphia clinic. He was also found guilty of involuntary
manslaughter
in the death of Karnamaya Mongar, a 41-year-old woman who died from an
overdose
of anesthetic drugs during an abortion procedure.
The
jury’s deliberations came after
six weeks of harrowing testimony detailing the brutal deaths of
newborns and
unthinkable mistreatment of women. The gruesome murder of moving,
breathing
infants after botched abortions allegedly became a regular occurrence
at the
filthy West Philadelphia facility, with one clinic worker estimating
nearly 100
living babies were killed shortly after birth.
Many
of those murders followed
failed abortions performed after Pennsylvania’s 24-week limit. In
addition to
the four murder charges, Gosnell was also convicted of more than 200
other
criminal counts including violating Pennsylvania's informed consent law
and
performing illegal late-term abortions.
In
wake of the trial’s disturbing
revelations, many are left questioning how the oft-repeated slogan of
“safe,
legal, and rare” abortions can continue to encompass late-term
procedures—especially of the kind that can produce live births.
There
is broad consensus that
abortions like those Gosnell performed should not take place, whether
in a
run-down Philadelphia clinic or the sterile facilities of other
abortion
providers. Nearly two-thirds of Americans generally oppose abortions in
the
second trimester of pregnancy, while 80 percent oppose abortions in the
third
trimester.
“The
first degree murder conviction
of Kermit Gosnell brings some closure to this horrific case, but we
must act to
address the broader problems highlighted by this tragedy,” remarked
Senator
Marco Rubio (R-FL). “Congress should conduct a thorough investigation
into the
practices of late-term abortions in America with the goal of ensuring
that
these atrocities are never repeated in the future.…Life is precious at
every
stage, and America's policies must reflect this fact at every turn…
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