Abortion, Gosnell and the Truth
By Edel Finnegan
In last week’s Philadelphia Inquirer
piece, Kate Michelman and Carol E. Tracy opined why women chose Dr.
Kermit Gosnell to perform their abortions, they refused to admit that it
was the lack of oversight and regulation that gave us the Gosnell
tragedies.
For more than twenty years, pro-life people prayed outside of
Gosnell’s Women’s Medical Clinic at 38th Street and Lancaster Ave.
Abortion rights advocates never joined us on those often cold Saturday
mornings, despite the fact that they were well aware of Gosnell’s
reputation. After the Gosnell story broke, the National Abortion
Federation claimed that it would not refer women to this abortionist.
But according to the Grand Jury Report, the National Abortion Federation
never reported Gosnell to authorities. So, women were harmed and some
died alongside their babies.
Despite abortion advocates’ and like-minded media members’ claims to
the contrary, abortion is readily available in Pennsylvania. In 2012,
16,813 abortions were performed in the Keystone state. The majority
were done here in Philadelphia. There are multiple abortion facilities
and hospitals that willingly end the life of child for an average cost
of about $450.
Edel Finnegan is the Executive Director of the Pro-Life Union. Ms.
Finnegan has worked in the pro-life movement for two decades with a
special focus on emergency pregnancies and support services. She can be
reached at "efinnegan@prolifeunion.org".
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