Abortion doctor guilty of murder risks death penalty

A Philadelphia abortion doctor was found guilty yesterday of first-degree murder and could face execution for the deaths of three babies who authorities say were delivered alive and then killed with scissors at his grimy clinic, in a case that became a flashpoint in America’s debate over abortion.

Kermit Gosnell, 72, was cleared of the death of a fourth baby, who prosecutors say let out a soft whimper before he snipped its neck.

Gosnell was also found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the drug- overdose death of a patient who had undergone an abortion.