Trial Begins in Philadelphia ‘House of Horrors’ Abortion Mill Case

from Stand Firm by Greg Griffith

As we consider the varying degrees of criminality and culpability of the people on Gosnell’s staff, let’s recall that President Barack Hussein Obama voted against a bill that would have required Illinois abortion clinics to save the lives of children born alive after an attempted abortion.

Jury selection starts Monday in the death penalty case. All but one of the nine clinic workers arrested with Gosnell have pleaded guilty, three of them to third-degree murder, which carries a potential 20- to 40-year prison sentence.

Unlicensed doctor Steven Massof of Pittsburgh told the grand jury that he used scissors to snip the spines of more than 100 babies born alive. He worked for Gosnell for a few hundred dollars a week. He pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the deaths of two babies allegedly stabbed by Gosnell while Massof assisted with the abortions.

Gosnell’s third wife, Pearl, a cosmetologist, pleaded guilty to performing an illegal, late-term abortion and other charges. She does not have to testify, but other co-defendants have said they would.

It’s not clear if Gosnell plans to testify, because a gag order has been issued in the case. But it’s possible, given his posture in the Daily News interview.

“Many times people have not been able to fully pay me for my services,” Gosnell said. “As a principle, I have not refused to provide them care.”

Yet he made millions over the years, both from abortions and a thriving side practice where staffers allegedly dispensed his pre-signed prescriptions for OxyContin, Percocet and other highly addictive painkillers.