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(Pro-choice groups are now using this story to promote abortion. Read under subtitle “Spin Doctors” of this article.)
The Media has a penchant for
murder, to the point of obsession, often saturating coverage with every little detail. Curiosity mixed with horror draws large
audiences. Yet there was only localized or pro-life reporting on one of the most horrifying cases in history,
which involves body parts, killing of screaming babies, decapitation, and even
involving a 15-year old in the killing.
After pro-life and conservative groups led a groundswell of protests against the blackout, there has been some response. LifeNews.com, which has reported extensively on Gosnell, announced that last Friday, pro-life activists posted on Twitter with the hashtag #Gosnell. In a 12-hour period over 166,000 tweets flooded Twitter forcing the media to cover his trial. This Wednesday will be round 2 exposing the horrors and answering the question Who is #gosnell to the world. Join us for Tweetfest round 2 – Who is #Gosnell?
murder, to the point of obsession, often saturating coverage with every little detail. Curiosity mixed with horror draws large
audiences. Yet there was only localized or pro-life reporting on one of the most horrifying cases in history,
which involves body parts, killing of screaming babies, decapitation, and even
involving a 15-year old in the killing.
After pro-life and conservative groups led a groundswell of protests against the blackout, there has been some response. LifeNews.com, which has reported extensively on Gosnell, announced that last Friday, pro-life activists posted on Twitter with the hashtag #Gosnell. In a 12-hour period over 166,000 tweets flooded Twitter forcing the media to cover his trial. This Wednesday will be round 2 exposing the horrors and answering the question Who is #gosnell to the world. Join us for Tweetfest round 2 – Who is #Gosnell?
Network television news stations have chosen to ignore the trial of abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, 72, which
began on March 18. He is charged with the first degree murder of seven babies born alive, and one woman patient. In
addition, he is accused of performing illegal, late-term
abortions and other horrifying practices at his
Philadelphia abortion clinic—dubbed the “House of Horrors.” Eight former
employees have pleaded guilty, some to third-degree murder, and one testified
to starting there at age 15 through a high school
began on March 18. He is charged with the first degree murder of seven babies born alive, and one woman patient. In
addition, he is accused of performing illegal, late-term
abortions and other horrifying practices at his
Philadelphia abortion clinic—dubbed the “House of Horrors.” Eight former
employees have pleaded guilty, some to third-degree murder, and one testified
to starting there at age 15 through a high school
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| Dr. Kermit Gosnell |
training program, and soon
assisting with abortions and administering intravenous drugs.
Gosnell faces the death penalty
if he is convicted. The story is shocking and horrific yet was getting ignored outside of pro-life groups. According to the media watchdog site NewsBusters.org over the past week, ABC, CBS and NBC have completely ignored the Gosnell
trial. NewsBusters reported, “In Gosnell’s
clinic, police found severed baby feet of various sizes kept in see-through
containers and bodies of babies in a freezer and in the basement. The upper
spinal cords of some of the babies had been severed. Although
Gosnell was charged with eight counts of murder, witnesses have testified he murdered
over 100 babies over three
decades. If true, this would rank Gosnell as one of the top five known serial
killers worldwide of the 20th and 21st Centuries by victim
count.”
if he is convicted. The story is shocking and horrific yet was getting ignored outside of pro-life groups. According to the media watchdog site NewsBusters.org over the past week, ABC, CBS and NBC have completely ignored the Gosnell
trial. NewsBusters reported, “In Gosnell’s
clinic, police found severed baby feet of various sizes kept in see-through
containers and bodies of babies in a freezer and in the basement. The upper
spinal cords of some of the babies had been severed. Although
Gosnell was charged with eight counts of murder, witnesses have testified he murdered
over 100 babies over three
decades. If true, this would rank Gosnell as one of the top five known serial
killers worldwide of the 20th and 21st Centuries by victim
count.”
The media silence created a public outcry. Last Thursday, twenty-one leaders in the pro-life and conservative movements signed a statement denouncing national broadcast networks ABC, CBS, and NBC for failing to
give any attention to the trial of Gosnell. Kirsten Power’s
USA Today column played a
huge role in launching it into the mainstream and admonishing the national political press for
ignoring the story. The next day, a call to end the media blackout spread throughout social
media and put a crack into the wall of silence.
give any attention to the trial of Gosnell. Kirsten Power’s
USA Today column played a
huge role in launching it into the mainstream and admonishing the national political press for
ignoring the story. The next day, a call to end the media blackout spread throughout social
media and put a crack into the wall of silence.
Why is there a lack of news coverage? Nationally acclaimed pro-life
activist, Monica Migliorino Miller, PhD. author of Abandoned: The Untold Story of
the Abortion Wars, says their silence is revealing. “It is a sad fact that the majority of journalists support
legalized abortion,” she said in an interview. “ If they were to pay attention
to the Gosnell horror-story–this would bring attention to the scandal of
legalized abortion– and they simply will not allow their unholy sacrament to
be touched!”
activist, Monica Migliorino Miller, PhD. author of Abandoned: The Untold Story of
the Abortion Wars, says their silence is revealing. “It is a sad fact that the majority of journalists support
legalized abortion,” she said in an interview. “ If they were to pay attention
to the Gosnell horror-story–this would bring attention to the scandal of
legalized abortion– and they simply will not allow their unholy sacrament to
be touched!”
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| Pro-life activist, Monic Miller |
Miller said that the reporters protect abortion
with their silence. For thirty-seven
years, Miller has worked against abortion and seen the inside of courtrooms,
jails, abortion clinics, and has experienced firsthand how abortion news is
reported on; or rather not reported
on. She is the founder of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, the co-founder of
The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom, and an associate professor of
religious studies at Madonna University.
with their silence. For thirty-seven
years, Miller has worked against abortion and seen the inside of courtrooms,
jails, abortion clinics, and has experienced firsthand how abortion news is
reported on; or rather not reported
on. She is the founder of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society, the co-founder of
The Nationwide Rally for Religious Freedom, and an associate professor of
religious studies at Madonna University.
In her book, Abandoned: The Untold Story of
the Abortion Wars, Miller revealed the dramatic
behind-the-scenes struggles of confronting the culture of death head-on. “One of the reasons that the mainstream media is not
covering the Gosnell trial is simply this:
America has gotten used to death, and in particular, the deaths of the unborn
in abortion is simply not considered news no matter how horribly they die,” she
stated.
the Abortion Wars, Miller revealed the dramatic
behind-the-scenes struggles of confronting the culture of death head-on. “One of the reasons that the mainstream media is not
covering the Gosnell trial is simply this:
America has gotten used to death, and in particular, the deaths of the unborn
in abortion is simply not considered news no matter how horribly they die,” she
stated.
According to her, The old hard-boiled news statement-
“if it bleeds it reads” is simply not the case when the blood
is that of the innocent unborn killed in abortion. Even though Kermit Gosnell and his abortion
clinic staff are charged with illegal abortion practices– including the
killing of children who were already out of the womb–in a kind of
“post-womb” abortion method, Miller questions if our nation should
really be so shocked by all of this?
“if it bleeds it reads” is simply not the case when the blood
is that of the innocent unborn killed in abortion. Even though Kermit Gosnell and his abortion
clinic staff are charged with illegal abortion practices– including the
killing of children who were already out of the womb–in a kind of
“post-womb” abortion method, Miller questions if our nation should
really be so shocked by all of this?
“The law already says that we can kill the
innocent–such killing is sanctioned,” she said. “All Gosnell did was take this sanction to
its logical conclusion since there is no moral distinction between killing the
unborn before they are born–and slaying them after they have emerged from the
womb.”
innocent–such killing is sanctioned,” she said. “All Gosnell did was take this sanction to
its logical conclusion since there is no moral distinction between killing the
unborn before they are born–and slaying them after they have emerged from the
womb.”
When Miller lived in Chicago, she helped collect
hundreds of bodies of aborted babies from trash dumpsters and arranged for
dignified burials. As she shared in her book, she has seen the horrifying
reality of abortion and the equal horrifying reality of a culture that turns
away and does nothing to stop it.
“Perhaps it’s not just Gosnell who should stand trial,” she stated, “but
our whole national ethic that needs to be indicted for permiting such killing
in the first place.”
hundreds of bodies of aborted babies from trash dumpsters and arranged for
dignified burials. As she shared in her book, she has seen the horrifying
reality of abortion and the equal horrifying reality of a culture that turns
away and does nothing to stop it.
“Perhaps it’s not just Gosnell who should stand trial,” she stated, “but
our whole national ethic that needs to be indicted for permiting such killing
in the first place.”
Spin Doctors
After pressure demanding more media coverage, the pro-abortion side began to speak out. They’ve had time to recoup and twist the story into a pro-abortion one. Ilyse Hogue, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, spoke to the Huffington
Post warning that the Gosnell trial is
an example of the consequences of denying women access to safe and affordable
abortion care.
“This is exactly what happens when you place
undue restrictions and you try to shame women to keep them from exercising
their constitutional right to safe and legal abortions,” Hogue said.
“You make them victims to people like Gosnell, because in their
desperation they’ll turn anywhere. You want to drive people like Gosnell out of
business? Then you actually support medical facilities and the right of women
to safe and legal abortion.” She ended her article with this: “Kermit Gosnell’s so-called clinic is a peek into
the world before Roe v. Wade, and this is exactly what
our opponents are driving us to.”
undue restrictions and you try to shame women to keep them from exercising
their constitutional right to safe and legal abortions,” Hogue said.
“You make them victims to people like Gosnell, because in their
desperation they’ll turn anywhere. You want to drive people like Gosnell out of
business? Then you actually support medical facilities and the right of women
to safe and legal abortion.” She ended her article with this: “Kermit Gosnell’s so-called clinic is a peek into
the world before Roe v. Wade, and this is exactly what
our opponents are driving us to.”
Katie J.M. Baker advised on her Jezebel blog that the pro-abortion side had better staring talking about this. “First, it’s important to remember no one (besides his lawyer) is on Gosnell’s side,” She stated. But then she want on to state that abortion, if done right, is a safe
medical procedure and that Gosnell is not your typical “brave,
caring,” abortion provider.
medical procedure and that Gosnell is not your typical “brave,
caring,” abortion provider.
It’s important to note that the
pro-abortion spin doctors are not reporting on the story, but just making
comments from afar—very far, as in outerspace. To say this story proves the
need for more abortion clinics and to point fingers at the pro-life movement is
scary crazy.
pro-abortion spin doctors are not reporting on the story, but just making
comments from afar—very far, as in outerspace. To say this story proves the
need for more abortion clinics and to point fingers at the pro-life movement is
scary crazy.
The state of Pennsylvania as 22 abortion
clinics, some of which offer late term abortions up to 24 weeks. During the grand
jury investigation, Gosnell stated that “10 to 20 percent
of the fetuses [he aborted] were probably older than 24 weeks in
gestation.” Those abortions were illegal but the other 80 to 90
percent he did within the law. The women
who went to him had other choices and the ones that went to him after 24 weeks, well you can’t blame pro-life advocates for such inability to make a choice.
clinics, some of which offer late term abortions up to 24 weeks. During the grand
jury investigation, Gosnell stated that “10 to 20 percent
of the fetuses [he aborted] were probably older than 24 weeks in
gestation.” Those abortions were illegal but the other 80 to 90
percent he did within the law. The women
who went to him had other choices and the ones that went to him after 24 weeks, well you can’t blame pro-life advocates for such inability to make a choice.
Every time legislation to regulate abortion clinics come up, it is the pro-choice groups that fight it. Now, here is a situation where lack of oversight and regulation are to blame. Pro-choice groups also fight waiting periods, wanting to hurry women through the clinic to abort their babies without getting educational information, or viewing ultrasounds, or being given time to think things through. In the online documentary about Gosnell’s House of Horrors, http://3801lancaster.com,
the harsh treatment and repulsive conditions women talk about are mere
sidebars. Their deepest suffering is that their babies are dead.life of their
babies.
the harsh treatment and repulsive conditions women talk about are mere
sidebars. Their deepest suffering is that their babies are dead.life of their
babies.
We want
pregnant women to be supported and helped so that they will give birth to their
babies and not risk possible complications or a lifetime of regrets. This story is far bigger than Dr. Gosnell. It’s about life and death.
pregnant women to be supported and helped so that they will give birth to their
babies and not risk possible complications or a lifetime of regrets. This story is far bigger than Dr. Gosnell. It’s about life and death.
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