3801 Lancaster: American Tragedy
In February 2010, the Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI raided the offices of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a respected physician and abortion provider. The doctor was suspected of selling prescription drugs illegally. However, what investigators discovered upon entering the clinic was unthinkable. Enter the darkness of a medical services provider whose clinic was described as a "house of horrors."
In February 2010, the Philadelphia Police Department and the FBI raided the offices of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, a respected physician and abortion provider. The doctor was suspected of selling prescription drugs illegally. However, what investigators discovered upon entering the clinic was unthinkable. Enter the darkness of a medical services provider whose clinic was described as a "house of horrors."
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