Trail of lawsuits follows doc in Pa. abortion raid
Posted: Feb 24, 2010 9:46 AM
Updated: Feb 24, 2010 9:49 AM
PHILADELPHIA (AP) A Philadelphia doctor who ran a clinic where abortions were performed has been a target of lawsuits including at least one charging that a woman died from a botched abortion.
Dr. Kermit Gosnell's license was suspended after investigators found blood on the floor, fetus parts in jars and a recovery area consisting of recliners.
Gosnell is named in nearly four dozen lawsuits going back 20 years. Ten are malpractice suits, including one by the family of a young woman who died after a March 2000 abortion at his office.
Court documents say Semika Shirelle Shaw called the office the next day because she was bleeding badly but wasn't told to get checked there or at a hospital.
Her family's attorney said they can't comment because of a confidentiality agreement that was part of the settlement.
Gosnell's number is unlisted and calls to the clinic have gone unanswered.
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