Gosnell on page 1 paragraph one. over the years, many people came to know that something was going on here. but no one put a stop to it. dr. gosnell, your reaction to the verdict? on monday, a philadelphia jury finally did. it found gosnell guilty of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies born alive in his clinic. an explosive decision that could change the national abortion debate. something a young kermit gosnell tried to do a half century ago. kermit gosnell was born in fail famous music in 1941. raised in a working class black neighborhood, he was a striver. from his humble beginnings he would ultimately go on to graduate from philadelphia s jefferson medical college in
Performing them, even though he was never certified as an obstetrician or gynecologist. kermit gosnell was a failed physician. dr. mark siegel of the fox medical a team. he didn t make it through a residency. what do i do? you find a role and if it works for are you, you keep doing it. bret: it worked. before the 70s were over he opened the women s medical society at 38th street and lancaster avenue in west philadelphia complete with a silhouette of a couple swinging a child between them. the communities around the clinic loved dr. gosnell and they said he was a resented upstanding member of their community and was known for his reputation in the community. documentarian jen thompson made a short film about gosnell
Clinic had a lower than average complication rate and repeat business as well. and he said the prosecution was elite heist. , they want to put mayo clinic standards on a west philadelphia clinic. explosive charges. would the jury be convinced? fox news reporting continues after the break.
March 12 the department of health began the process of shutting down the clinic. may 4. the philadelphia d.a. submitted the case to the the grand jury. for more than six months it reviewed thousands of pieces of evidence and heard testimony from 58 witnesses before releasing its 281-page report. the presentment charges one count of third murder against gosnell and his associates for killing karnamaya mongar and 7 counts of first-degree murder for the intentional killing of viable babies born alive. bret: in the allegations of the grand jury are true he could be guilty of hundreds of premeditated killings. more than any american mass murderer or killer. the prosecution filed notice that it might seek the death penalty.
Called 3801 lancaster. if they had a problem dr. goss was the one to go to. bret: the clinic operated on the shady side from the beginning suggests fail famous music district attorney seth williams. they used the name of another physician who was board certified to open the clinic. bret: government health officials, however, didn t seem to care. bret: when they did inspect they found significant problems. like not having licensed nurses on staff. but authorities looked the other way. in 1993 was the last time for the approval and over 17 years no one set foot in the clinic and no one did any annual inspections and no one went out for any complaints.