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Monday, December 16, 2013

Gosnell Grand Jury Recommendation Approved by House Committee


A recommendation made by the grand jury in the tragic Kermit Gosnell case has been OK'd by the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee. 
  
The committee last week approved House Bill 587, sponsored by Rep. Matt Baker (R-Bradford, Tioga), which would ensure that impersonating a doctor is treated as a crime with an appropriate penalty in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  The bill is based on one of a number of legislative recommendations made by the grand jury which indicted abortionist Kermit Gosnell in connection with the murder of infants and the death of a female patient in his West Philadelphia abortion center.  Gosnell is now serving a life sentence following his conviction on three murder counts. 
  
The PA House of Representatives could vote on House Bill 587 sometime this week.

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  1. Update: Below is a comment from The Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation that I received via e-mail.

    I am happy to report that House Bill 587, which increases the penalty for impersonating a doctor in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by a vote of 198 to 0 today (Tuesday).

    The bill was based on one of the recommendations of the grand jury in the Kermit Gosnell case. If you will recall, several of Gosnell’s staff members had no medical training at all. Gosnell was ultimately convicted of the murder of three babies and in connection with the death of a female patient.

    House Bill 587 now moves to the Pennsylvania Senate, which is scheduled to return from its break in January.

    Thank you for all you have done this year to protect pregnant women and their children from harm. I hope you have a most blessed Christmas!

    All the best,

    Maria V. Gallagher
    Legislative Director
    Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation

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