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Race is the elephant in the room in the Gosnell women’s clinic murder trial
Dr. Kermit Gosnell is accused of running a house of horrors. And we can all agree that the crimes for which he is accused are horrific, gruesome and unspeakable. But there is a story behind the story that some are missing in this case, and that is the issue of race.
The West Philadelphia abortion provider is on trial for the murder of a woman during a botched abortion, as well as seven viable, newborn infants—delivering them alive, then immediately killing them by snipping their necks after they survived his late-term medical procedure.
Gosnell, who faces the death penalty if convicted, was not a certified obstetrician or gynecologist, his assistants were untrained and unqualified, and his medical office and equipment were filthy.
Racist medical practices at play
As it turns out, Gosnell allegedly treated his patients of color—his regular clientele— differently from his white patients. White suburban women are said to have been brought into a separate area that was cleaner than the facilities reserved for poor, minority and immigrant patients. Gosnell reportedly provided better, more hygienic conditions for his white clients because they were “more likely to file complaints” about receiving second-rate care.
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http://thegrio.com/2013/04/16/race-is-the-elephant-in-the-room-in-the-gosnell-abortion-clinic-murder-trial/
The West Philadelphia abortion provider is on trial for the murder of a woman during a botched abortion, as well as seven viable, newborn infants—delivering them alive, then immediately killing them by snipping their necks after they survived his late-term medical procedure.
Gosnell, who faces the death penalty if convicted, was not a certified obstetrician or gynecologist, his assistants were untrained and unqualified, and his medical office and equipment were filthy.
Racist medical practices at play
As it turns out, Gosnell allegedly treated his patients of color—his regular clientele— differently from his white patients. White suburban women are said to have been brought into a separate area that was cleaner than the facilities reserved for poor, minority and immigrant patients. Gosnell reportedly provided better, more hygienic conditions for his white clients because they were “more likely to file complaints” about receiving second-rate care.
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http://thegrio.com/2013/04/16/race-is-the-elephant-in-the-room-in-the-gosnell-abortion-clinic-murder-trial/
