[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 24, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      KERMIT GOSNELL MURDER TRIAL

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, along with several of 
my pro-life colleagues, to bring attention to the ongoing trial of 
Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist from Philadelphia. Gosnell is accused of 
murdering, in the third degree, a woman who died during an abortion at 
his clinic, and first degree murder of four infants who survived 
abortions and were born alive, only to have their spinal cords severed 
by a pair of scissors.
  In the words of the grand jury report:

       Gosnell had a simple solution for unwanted babies: he 
     killed them. He didn't call it that. He called it ``ensuring 
     fetal demise.''

  I'm horrified by the lack of respect this doctor has for human life, 
and I'm appalled by the minimal media coverage of the Gosnell trial. 
I'm hopeful that the disturbing images revealed by this trial will 
raise awareness of the gruesome practices of the abortion industry and 
help to prevent the tragic ending of human life that occurs every day 
at abortion clinics across this country.

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