Abortion Doctor Sentenced in Death of Woodbridge Woman

Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor who made nationwide headlines for killing babies born alive during procedures at his clinic, was also sentenced Wednesday for the 2009 death of a Woodbridge woman.

Gosnell—who has already received several life sentences—received two and a half to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Karnamaya Mongar, according to NBC Philadelphia. 

Prosecutors said that negligence on Gosnell's part, and the fact that untrained, unlicensed staff dispatched the anesthesia, led to Mongar's death at the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia. They also said that staff at the clinic repeatedly made false assertations about her condition and tried to cover up mistakes, eliminating any slim chance she had of survival. 

Mongar, a 41-year-old Bhutanese refugee, slipped into a coma after cardiac arrest, and died the day after the procedure. Authorities found the remains of the fetus she was carrying still inside the clinic months after her death, according to a 2011 grand jury report. 

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