Gosnell trial helped fuel legislative backlash against abortion
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Cracks run through a logo on Dr. Kermit Gosnell's former facility
West Philadelphia Doctor Kermit Gosnell’s conviction on distributing pain killers resulted in a 30 year long term to run concurrent to his life-without-parole sentence on murder charges.
Yesterday’s news doesn’t change his status, but his notoriety does reignite debate over laws and regulations pertaining to abortion clinics in the state.
NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed fallout from the case in state houses across the country with Gretchen Borchelt, Director of State Reproductive Health Policy at the National Women’s Law Center.
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