Philadelphia abortion doctor gets three life sentences for baby murders
- 11 years ago
A Philadelphia doctor is sentenced to serve three life terms for murdering babies during late-term abortions and other crimes at his clinic.
In a deal that spared him from the death penalty, 72-year old Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72 -- was convicted Monday in a case that included testimony of a clinic worker who testified that the doctor had delivered live babies during botched late-term abortions and cut their spinal cords.
The jurors spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JURY MEMBER SARAH GLINSKI SAYING:
"He is an abortion doctor who tried to help people who may not have had the money to get the services they needed. I think somewhere something went wrong in his mind perhaps that made him do these things to these children that were born alive."
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JURY FOREMAN DAVID MISKO SAYING:
"It was definitely hard to see the photos and hear the testimony match up to it, as there was cases where the photos of the babi
In a deal that spared him from the death penalty, 72-year old Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72 -- was convicted Monday in a case that included testimony of a clinic worker who testified that the doctor had delivered live babies during botched late-term abortions and cut their spinal cords.
The jurors spoke publicly for the first time on Wednesday
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JURY MEMBER SARAH GLINSKI SAYING:
"He is an abortion doctor who tried to help people who may not have had the money to get the services they needed. I think somewhere something went wrong in his mind perhaps that made him do these things to these children that were born alive."
(SOUNDBITE) (English) JURY FOREMAN DAVID MISKO SAYING:
"It was definitely hard to see the photos and hear the testimony match up to it, as there was cases where the photos of the babi