Grand Jury Will Review Case of Embattled West Phila. Doctor
by KYW's Tony Hanson
KYW Newsradio has learned that a county grand jury will now investigate a West Philadelphia abortion doctor and his clinic where authorities say there was suspicious death.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shut down the facility and suspended Dr. Kermit Gosnell's license in February, after a raid uncovered what it called unsanitary and deplorable conditions, including blood on the floor and parts of aborted fetuses on jars (see previous stories).
Sources say the Philadelphia district attorney's office has now submitted the matter to the grand jury, and the investigation is expected to examine the death, the distribution of medications, and other related matters.
The state has moved to permanently close the facility. Defense attorney William Brennan says Gosnell's reputation has been unfairly tainted:
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