Should Dr. Kermit Gosnell Have Gotten the Death Penalty?

A Philadelphia doctor found guilty of murdering three babies born alive in an abortion clinic serving low-income women agreed to two life sentences Tuesday, and was sentenced to a third Wednesday.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, agreed to his sentences and waived his right to an appeal in order to avoid the possibility of being condemned to death. According to ABC News, prosecutors were seeking the death penalty, but because of Gosnell's advanced age it was deemed unlikely that he would live long enough for death penalty appeals which can last decades.

According to Reuters, Gosnell was convicted of first-degree murder Monday after he reportedly delivered the live babies during late-term abortions and then deliberately severed their spinal cords. The case hinged on whether or not the babies were born alive.

Fox News reported that Gosnell was cleared in the death of a fourth baby, and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the drug-overdose death of a patient who had undergone an abortion, along with numerous lesser charges.

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