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Kermit Gosnell, Notorious Abortion Doctor, Dies at 85

3/26/2026

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Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor, died at age 85 in a Pennsylvania hospital while serving a life sentence for infant deaths at his clinic.
He was convicted in 2013 on three counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors alleged he severed the spinal cords of infants, calling it “snipping.”
The case sparked debate, with anti-abortion activists citing it as evidence of the humanity of unborn fetuses, and opinions diverged afterward.

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Kermit Gosnell, an abortion doctor, died at age 85 in a Pennsylvania hospital while serving a life sentence for infant deaths at his clinic.
He was convicted in 2013 on three counts of first-degree murder.
Prosecutors alleged he severed the spinal cords of infants, calling it “snipping.”
The case sparked debate, with anti-abortion activists citing it as evidence of the humanity of unborn fetuses, and opinions diverged afterward.