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US abortion provider convicted of murder

A US abortion provider was found guilty Monday of murdering three babies with scissors after they were born alive in his filthy Philadelphia clinic. Kermit Gosnell, 72, could face the death penalty after his conviction by a jury in a Philadelphia court, the district attorney's office said. The jury returned guilty verdicts on the three babies, an acquittal in the alleged murder of a fourth, and a guilty verdict in the involuntary manslaughter of a woman on whom he was performing an abortion, DA's spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson said.

Doctor found guilty of murder in Philadelphia abortion trial

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia doctor was found guilty on Monday of murdering three babies during abortions at a clinic serving low-income women in a case that cast a national spotlight on the controversial practice of late-term abortions. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-shuttered Women's Medical Society Clinic, faces the possibility of the death penalty. The case focused on whether the infants were born alive and then killed.

Jury deadlocked on two counts in Philadelphia abortion trial

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury in its 10th day of deliberations said it was deadlocked on two counts in the murder trial of a doctor accused of killing babies and a patient during late-term abortions at a clinic that served low-income women. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, who ran the now-closed Women's Medical Society Clinic, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder. He is accused of delivering live babies during late-term abortions and then deliberately severing their spinal cords.

Conservative MP urges anti-abortion activists to stack nomination meetings

OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says anti-abortion activists need to support political candidates who share their views if they want abortion laws changed. Rob Anders, a self-described pro-life Tory, says members of Parliament who have taken stands against abortion will face an uphill battle to retain party nominations going into the next general election in 2015. And he told a March for Life rally in Ottawa today that activists should recruit people to get involved in nomination meetings.

RPT-Arkansas governor vetoes bill banning abortions at 20 weeks

(Repeats to widen distribution) By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb 26 (Reuters) - Democratic Governor Mike Beebe on Tuesday vetoed a bill to ban most abortions in Arkansas at 20 weeks into pregnancy, though state lawmakers can override his decision with a simple majority vote.

Washington protesters to mark 40 years of legal U.S. abortion

WASHINGTON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Anti-abortion marchers are expected on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion, and Pope Benedict expressed support for the demonstrators. The anti-abortion March for Life, an annual event in Washington, will be preceded by a midday rally on the National Mall.

UPDATE 1-Protests mark anniversary of landmark US abortion ruling

(Recasts, adds Mississippi clinic demonstration, quotes) By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Americans on Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, even as battles over the contentious issue have largely shifted from the federal courts to statehouses.

Some Uruguayan doctors refuse to perform abortions despite law

* Law legalizing abortion one of few in Latin America * Government says 30 percent of gynecologists reject law * Anti-abortion doctors object on ethical grounds By Malena Castaldi MONTEVIDEO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Fierce opposition to abortion among many Uruguayan gynecologists is overshadowing the implementation of a new law legalizing the procedure in the mainly Roman Catholic South American nation.
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