The acts of Dr. Kermit Gosnell and his assistants are repulsive. He took the lives of innocent babies and caused harm to so many patients. The article outraged me, especially the part about the department of health in Pennsylvania not taking action after multiple reports were filed. This doctor was a serial murderer of these babies, and the department of health did not do their necessary part of investigating.
Before receiving the article in class, I had only heard about Dr. Kermit from my younger sister who found out about it during her religion class. I am shocked that this story is not more widespread on the news. It may be in part because the location of the incidents was in the city, where murders happen more frequently. If Dr. Kermit’s facilities were on the Main Line I do believe the news coverage might be more widespread. News coverage also depends on the outrage of the people in the surrounding areas. People on the main line may be more outraged about this gruesome event. The race and economic status of the people involved may impact the news coverage. IF a teenage private school main line girl was killed in Dr. Kermit’s office, the news may have been more motivated to cover the story.
As the article emphasized, the most important thing we can do as readers is spread this story to others.
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