“With a few notable exceptions, state and local government officials had completely failed to do their jobs. Official incompetence, bureaucratic inertia, neglect, and the desire to protect abortion from a harsh spotlight whatever the cost caused needless deaths and injuries.… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“It seemed the medical establishment cared more about the principle of unfettered access to abortion than the safety of real-life women” — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“Like the clichéd serial killer, Gosnell kept souvenirs of his crimes. All of those little baby feet in formaldehyde-filled glass jars were trophies. Kareema Cross was so disturbed by them that she took photos of them as far back as 2008. If anyone from the Pennsylvania Department of Health had bothered to inspect the Women’s Medical Society, they would have… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share
“When once a certain class of people has been placed by the temporal and spiritual authorities outside the ranks of those whose life has… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“But Pescatore wasn’t leading a seminar on the morality of abortion. She wanted the jury to focus on the legal requirements for abortion providers… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“The prosecutors squarely confronted the grisly results of abortion. And they discovered that nobody really wanted to talk about it. In fact, they learned… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“...for Taggart, learning the reality of abortion for the first time was shocking. “Even if it’s done right, it’s barbaric,” he told us. “I’m… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“Gosnell is African American, and there is a persistent myth that serial killers are all white men. But that’s not true. There are serial… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“So the incompetents in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital, knew or should have known that, even by their own lax rules, Gosnell should not have… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“What courage basically comes down to as human beings is to protect the lives of others, to go out of your way to save… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“Gosnell turned almost no one away from the Women’s Medical Society clinic. This is not meant as a compliment. Repentant Gosnell employee Adrienne Moton… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“We had, like I said before. . .we had to prevent life. We had to kill. It’s as simple as that.” —STEVE MASSOF” — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
“Gosnell also may have been motivated by his anger. Many people who knew him told us about his ferocious temper, which could flare up… — Ann McElhinney Copy Share Image
