Kermit Gosnell, a West Philadelphia abortion doctor who was found guilty of killing three babies who were born alive, died in prison this month, NBC10 has learned.
Gosnell, who ran a West Philadelphia clinic until he was charged in 2011, died on March 1 at the age 85, NBC10 has learned.
Gosnell was imprisoned at SCI Smithfield. when he was taken to the hospital for an unspecified reason. He died at around 11:45 p.m. on March 1, according to Pennsylvania officials.
In all, Gosnell was found guilty of 237 crimes, including three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of three babies, as well as involuntary manslaughter for the overdose death of a patient.
During Gosnell’s trial, prosecutors said he regularly performed late-term abortions on babies older than 24 weeks — the cutoff age in Pennsylvania.
Prosecutors also said that Gosnell delivered the babies alive during abortion procedures and then killed them by snipping their spinal cords with scissors.
The former doctor was ultimately sentenced to multiple life sentences, avoiding the death penalty.
