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cnn news 2013-04-17

We begin though tonight with a trial of adoctor who run authority describe as a house of horrors, a filthy medicalclinic in Philadelphia that for years performed illegal abortions on mostlypoor patients. What allegedly happened inside this abortion clinic called theWomen's Medical Society could have been stopped, if any members of state agencyactually down their jobs. They did it and women and children pay the price.

Doctor's Gosnell's untrained staff wouldallegedly induce labor and he will kill otherwise healthy babies. It's gruesometo even think about, but he did by snipping their spinal cords with a pair ofscissors. Doctor Gosnell was not certified as obstetrician or gynecologist, andis now on trial on eight counts of murder. He faces the death penalty.

The evidence which is presented in thisgrand jury report. 281 pages of it is sickening. According to a police detective,doctor Gosnell stated as many as 20% of fetuses he aborted were probably olderthan 34 weeks. Page five of the grand jury report details the live deliveringkilling of a 7 1/2-month-old baby. 7 1/2 months吐old, big enough, the doctor allegedly said to quote walk me to thebus stop. Page five of 281 pages. There is more on every page detailing the unlicensed,untrained staffers including a 15 year old. 15-year old hired as an inter whoended up medicating patients and even assistanting with abortions.

Now the report also lays out the governmentagencies that have been given warning signs about Doctor Gosnell's clinics.Some of them dating back decades.

Now, this story has not received the kindof media attention that one might expect and that's become part of this storyas well.

We are going to talk about all of that in amoment with our senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin and others who have beencovering this story for a long time. But the first and this isn't easy to watchmore on what allegedly happened inside that clinic.

Doctor Gosnell's abortion clinic is nowclose, but the allegations of what happened inside are shocking. Babiesallegedly murdered after induce labor.

A baby has been born. And was on a coldsteel table and murdered by taking scissors and putting them into the neck, andthen cutting, severing the spinal cord. This is homicide. It's murder.

A scratching ground jury report alleged32-year old doctor Kermit Gosnell and his staff likely murdered hundreds ofbabies with what he called, quote snipping is to ensure fetal demise. Accuraterecords, however, were never kept, so doctor Gosnell is only accused ofmurdering seven babies born alive, as late as eight months into pregnancy.

The same report also details a litany ofgory health violations where he overdosed his patients with dangerous drugs andperforated their wombs and bowels.

This woman who had an abortion performed byGosnell believes she contracted a serious infection from deplorable conditions.