kill by scissor

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In this undated photo provided by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, shows a procedure room at the Women's Medical Society in Philadelphia. Abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who catered to minorities, immigrants and poor women at the Women's Medical Society, was charged Wednesday Jan. 19, 2011, with eight counts of murder in the deaths of a patient and seven babies who were born alive and then killed with scissors, prosecutors said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Philadelphia District Attorney)

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An unlicensed medical school graduate delivered graphic testimony about the chaos at a Philadelphia clinic where he helped perform late-term abortions.

Stephen Massof described how he snipped the spinal cords of babies, calling it, "literally a beheading. It is separating the brain from the body." He testified that at times, when women were given medicine to speed up their deliveries, "it would rain fetuses. Fetuses and blood all over the place."

Massof, of Pittsburgh, is in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder in the deaths of two newborns.

He is now testifying against his former boss, abortion provider Kermit Gosnell.

The 72-year-old Gosnell is charged with killing a woman patient and seven babies.

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Massof testified that his medical degree came from Granada in the West Indies and that he never  completed a medical residency before he began working for Gosnell in the summer of 2003. He initially shadowed Gosnell and within two months, Massof said he was performing gynecological exams on his own and prescribed medication to patients using a pre-signed prescription pad given to him by Gosnell.

By law in Pennsylvania, after a woman's initial visit with an abortion provider, a woman must wait at least 24 hours and receive counseling before having the procedure. It is also illegal for doctors to perform abortions after a pregnancy has reached 24 weeks, unless the mother's life is at risk.

Massof testified that he was involved in late-term abortion procedures at the clinic. He said the most extreme case that he witnessed was an abortion at 26 weeks.

Massof performed ultrasounds and admitted that the clinic's ultrasound machine was manipulated to make fetuses appear smaller and therefore younger.

Massof says Gosnell was often at his Delaware clinic while he oversaw women going through labor and even delivery. He says some patients were highly sedated or even unconscious, but were not monitored by any medical equipment.

Defense Attorneyt Jack McMahone questioned Massof over conflicting statement, including a report from Massof saying that no late-term abortions occurred at the clinic.

The trial resumes on Monday with more witnesses for the prosecution. Gosnell faces the death penalty if convicted of killing seven late-term babies after they were born alive

Bunuh 100 bayi dengan gunting

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Philadelphia: Seorang graduan sekolah perubatan mendedahkan bagaimana dia melihat bayi dilahir dan dibunuh dengan gunting secara rutin di Philadelphia.
Stephen Massof, 50, dari Pittsburgh, menceritakan kekejaman itu dalam perbicaraan terhadap bekas ketuanya Kermit Gosnell, Khamis lalu.

Gosnell, 72, dituduh membunuh tujuh bayi yang masih hidup di klinik Perubatan Wanita Philadelphia.

Dia berdepan hukuman mati jika sabit kesalahan.

Gambar menunjukkan himpunan beg plastik yang berisi bahagian tubuh bayi dalam peti sejuk di klinik Gosnell.

Massof yang menantikan hukuman selepas mengaku bersalah membunuh dua bayi baru lahir di klinik itu mendedahkan bahawa dia menyaksikan pengguguran bayi pada usia 26 minggu - dua minggu melepasi had 24 minggu yang dibenarkan.

Dia juga mendakwa melihat 100 bayi yang baru dilahirkan digunting di belakang leher bagi memastikan mereka mati.

Massof turut menceritakan mengenai adegan mengerikan di klinik itu yang begitu kotor dan peralatan pembedahan yang berkarat.

“Ia penuh dengan janin. Janin dan darah ada di merata tempat. Ada yang kepalanya sudah tanggal dengan otak dari tubuh,” katanya kepada NBC.

Dia juga mendakwa mesin ultra bunyi di klinik itu dimanipulasi bagi membolehkan janin kelihatan kecil dan lebih muda.

Graduan perubatan itu juga menjelaskan dia memperoleh ijazah perubatan dari Grenada di Hindia Barat dan tidak menamatkan latihan doktor pelatih ketika bekerja dengan Gosnell pada 2003.

Tetapi Massof berkata, dia yakin niat ketuanya jujur dan doktor itu percaya dia membantu wanita miskin yang selalu datang ke kliniknya.

“Saya percaya Gosnell jujur mahu membantu wanita dan melindungi mereka daripada didera dan diabaikan,” katanya.

Perbicaraan itu kini masuk minggu ketiga dan dijangka selesai akhir bulan ini.

Lapan pekerja klinik sudah mengaku bersalah atas pelbagai tuduhan, manakala pekerja kesembilan masih dibicarakan dengan Gosnell.

Massof bekerja lima tahun di klinik itu sebelum meninggalkan tempat itu pada 2008 kerana bertelingkah dengan pekerja lain.

“Saya rasa macam anggota bomba di neraka. Saya tidak dapat memadamkan kebakaran,” katanya.

Dia menghadapi tuduhan membunuh tiga tahun kemudian selepas siasatan Biro Penyiasatan Persekutuan (FBI) terhadap pemberian ubat tahan sakit Gosnell mendorong kepada serbuan di klinik itu dan kes pengguguran lebih serius.

Pendakwa raya menuduh Gosnell mengaut keuntungan lebih AS$1 juta (RM3.1 juta) setahun di klinik itu. Dia mengenakan bayaran sebanyak AS$3,000 (RM 9,168) untuk setiap pengguguran. - Daily Mail