Philly 'house of horrors' abortion clinic: Wife of doc pleads guilty
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The wife of a Philadelphia doctor has admitted performing illegal abortions at a filthy clinic that authorities describe as a 'house of horrors'...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The wife of a Philadelphia doctor has admitted performing illegal abortions at a filthy clinic that authorities describe as a “house of horrors.”
Court documents indicate Pearl Gosnell pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges including performing two late-term abortions.
Gosnell is the wife of Kermit Gosnell, who is charged in the deaths of seven babies and a woman who died of a painkiller overdose.
Authorities say babies born alive were killed at the west Philadelphia clinic by having their spinal cords severed with scissors.
Besides the Gosnells, eight others were also charged in the case. Several have already pleaded guilty.
The lawyers in the case are under a gag order.
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