US EditionKermit Gosnell, Philadelphia doctor convicted of multiple infant murders and death of a patient, dies at 85
Kermit Gosnell died at 85 while serving multiple life sentences for killing infants born alive and involuntary manslaughter, after a 2013 conviction involving illegal late-term abortions.
- On March 23, 2026, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections said Kermit Gosnell died earlier this month at a hospital while in custody.
- A 2013 Philadelphia jury convicted Gosnell of three counts of first-degree murder, and he later pleaded guilty in federal court to running a pill mill, receiving a 30-year sentence and a $50,000 fine.
- Federal investigators' 2010 search found fetal remains in cabinets and a freezer, and a grand jury report called the Women's Medical Society clinic a 'baby charnel house' with deplorable conditions; prosecutors alleged Gosnell performed 'snipping' and unlicensed staff sedated patients on dirty recliners.
- The case drew national attention and debate, with Then-District Attorney Seth Williams calling Gosnell a 'monster' while anti-abortion advocates like Lila Rose highlighted broader industry abuses.
- Initial reports came from Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer, but officials have not disclosed the cause of death and the Huntingdon County Coroner's Office did not respond Monday.
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Notorious Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who killed babies born alive, dead at 85
Kermit Gosnell, a Philadelphia abortion doctor who was convicted in 2013 of killing three babies who were born alive in a case that made nationwide headlines, has died. He was 85.
‘House of horrors’ abortionist Kermit Gosnell dies in prison
(OSV News) — A notorious Philadelphia abortionist who was serving several life sentences for infanticide of three babies who survived abortions, manslaughter for the death of a woman, and for performing numerous abortions beyond Pennsylvania’s regulatory standards, has died. The superintendent’s office of the Smithfield Correctional Institution in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, confirmed in an email to OSV News that Kermit Gosnell died March 1. The o…
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Dr. Kermit Gosnell, convicted of killing babies at Philadelphia abortion clinic, dies at 85
Philadelphia abortion clinic doctor Kermit Gosnell, who was sentenced to life in prison for killing babies that had been born alive, has died.
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