# Who is Gosnell?

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ!   I have been on the run lately (and no, not on the lam as my friends would joke).   Recently, I had the blessing of accompanying my dear husband on a cross-country trip.  He had to go to a conference and he wanted me to join him.   Sweeeet!  Surprisingly, there was a LOT of walking (no complaints as I desperately needed that) and I didn't really catch up on sleep.  However, the change of scenery was very refreshing and I was happy to complete my Bible study with minimal interruption. 

I always find myself behind on reporting the latest news.  There are so many good websites out there that are daily, up-to-the minute news sources.  As any who have been following this blog for awhile, you have figured out this is not one of them!  If you are new to this blog, please refer to the websites below for the websites that are more timely in reporting these news stories.

What has been hanging over my head to report and believe me, I have very much wanted to blog on this sometime now, are the stories of Gosnell, the Gosnell coverup by the media and the other stories which are similar to Gosnell's mill's situation.  For fear of giving it short--shrift, it just hasn't taken place.

Do you really want to know the full account of Kermit Gosnell's activity?   It all started when Operation Rescue broke the story (to my knowledge, it wasn't CBS who reported it first) about the feds raiding the Gosnell mill for illegal prescription mill.  Their raid on his place led to the gruesome discovery of  disgusting scenes of squalor, aborted babies, jars of baby feet that seemed more like "trophies", unlicensed staff, and the realization that women were being mistreated in myriad ways.
 
They placed the Grand Jury report (all of 281 pages that I printed and put in a notebook) on the website.  It is still there on the Operation Rescue website so one only needs to visit there or to do a search engine on Gosnell's Grand Jury Report.   It IS graphic both with descriptions and photographs.   And as I frequently warn, please pray first before reading it, pray at different times while reading it and pray afterwards.   I learned my lesson on this when I was reading about a person who was involved in the occult.   You definitely want to pray for the protection of your heart, mind and soul in reading about Satan's work.    Gosnell Grand Jury Report   Many sidewalk counselors witness the ambulances showing up at abortions mills, indicating that the situation has become out-of-control.  They often report their findings but of course, these don't make the news but oftentimes do get posted on YouTube.   Mark Crutcher from Life Dynamics has a news website as well  http://www.prolifeamerica.com/   There are quite a few pro-life groups who do report these events.

I reported these stories on my Facebook page when they emerged on OR's website.  To be sure, no pro-"choicer" ever commented about being outraged at the butchery and maiming of these women and babies.  There was never any outrage or need to share with others that their "choices" produced heinous results.   No surprise there because we all know that there is no defending the murder of infants (in or out of the womb) nor of the maiming and killing of women from abortion.   They throw out the red herrings and drama routines of a Salem witch trial.

The trial has been going on for a few weeks now and of course, there has been pretty much silence from the main networks.  It's okay to head up the hour with news of Michael Jackson's death, Tiger Woods' adultery scandals, Michael Vick's mistreatment of animals and the pop tart-looking like a gun, but a Mason-like creature such as Gosnell has no place in journalism.

Then, last week, one of the many pro-life groups came forward and said, TWEET  this story of the silence of Gosnell.   Go on the Twitter accounts of CNN, ABC, NBC, and CBS and Fox (although they had a little coverage but nowhere the level they should have had), and ask them why this trial is not front page news or top of the hour attention.   From what I was told, over 166,000 tweets rushed forth  in a 12 hour period.  As a result, some publications and news stations DID respond.  The cynical side of me, (is it cynical or just realistic?) expressed the concern that these news stations would just distort, twist, diminish and slant the news of Gosnell's  trial to the pro-abortion stance.  Extensive coverage of the different responses from the news outlets are being analyzed over at Jill Stanek's blog.  How do we handle mea culpas?

Regardless of twisting and slanting and excuses, (which at least NBC finally admitted they are a liberally-slanted channel), the fact that Kermit Gosnell's name and his barbaric acts are finally becoming public is a welcome change.  This will lead many of those people who have been largely ignorant of the subject to maybe ask a few questions (and remember I was one of those people!!).   How many more Gosnell's are out there?  Who is not being caught?   Babies actually survive abortions?  How can an abortion facility receive NO attention of regulations  (remember though, there's no cleaning up Auschwitz).  Who dropped the ball of letting venereal disease run rampant?  Who else should be receiving exposure?   What IS abortion?

Sidenote here: What is interesting to a lot of us pro-lifers are people like the liberal press saying, "Why the media blockout of the conservative press?  Where has everyone been on this story? {STILL ahead of you, CNN}  Even Planned Parenthood had the audacity (in their own tweet) to condemn Gosnell when their own lobbyist was defending post-birth infanticide.  If a baby survives an abortion, it's up to the doctor, the woman and her family to so choose NOT to give medical care to this baby and basically (my words here) "finish him/her off".   Planned Parenthood's condemnation of Gosnell is like Joseph Goebbels shaming Hitler for his actions. CBS questions lack of coverage  By the way, the White House has no comment on the killings of live babies at Gosnell's house of horrors.  Jill Stanek covers that as well. 

We should all be praying for a flood of these questions (and for kind, loving, knowledgeable people to be on hand to answer them!).  We should all be praying to use this information to share with those who may not know.  We should all be looking at our own backyards and neighborhoods.  There's a LOT of stuff we should be doing and I'll be the first to admit,  that even I don't do as much as I should.   By the way, I am not a Twitter person.  That form of social networking is just totally foreign to me and seems like one more thing to eat up minutes of the day.  It's bad enough with Facebook sometimes but at least that has been curbed more.  Twitter is confusing to me.  Okay, I am old or maybe my mind is just not wired that way.  HOWEVER, on the way home from my trip, while waiting for my flight, my husband was kind and patient enough to navigate through Twitterland and help me with my (maybe first) tweet. 

So if a highly technologically-challenged woman of mufflemmmmuffle years can get a tweet about Gosnell, can you share this too?  If anything you can print stories off and get them copied to distribute amongst your friends and family. I am still praying about another area of pro-life work but I won't go into that today.

So now you have heard of Gosnell if you hadn't before.  Have you heard of the actions taking place at Wilmington, Delaware?   There are very similar events taking place there as at Gosnell's in that they also do not care about women either.  They have reused tubing and tools, no gloves worn and no cleanup of drainage.  By the way, I posted this story earlier on a post to the Fox news group and they got rid of my post.  There was understandable outrage over a doctor who spread Hepatitis through used equipment for colonoscopy  procedures years ago but we can't have that same outrage for a Planned Parenthood who doesn't sterilize equipment or use new suction tubing? Wilmington, Delaware's Planned Parenthood

Gosnell, his coven of abortionist cohorts and Planned Parenthood deserve a LOT more light and disinfectant on this issue.  We don't just shed light on the creepy-crawlies under the rock, we get the means to make sure they don't come back!!!

Stand in the gap, folks.  Stand in the gap.  

Ezekiel 22:29-31

The people of the land have used oppressions, committed robbery, and mistreated the poor and needy; and they wrongfully oppress the stranger.  So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall, and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one.  Therefore I have poured out My indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of My wrath; and I have recompensed their deeds on their own heads,” says the Lord God.

There's a 180 Tsunami Wave Coming to Abortion-ville!

Actually, it's "180" AND another ministry called "And Then There Were None".   

As you have seen on my blog in the past, the "180" documentary has been posted for some time now.   It's very eye-opening for many who never really throught through the whole pro-life issue.   I was one of those kinds of people at one time only I didn't have "180" to point it out to me.   Had I seen "180" when I was a lot younger, it would have made a huge impact on my life.  Pretty sure of it.  

There have been reports that "180" is making some waves on high school and college campuses.  Hundreds of thousands of copies have been distributed in many areas of the country.   It has actually saved some lives of babies (and when you think about it, maybe this film prevented some deaths of mothers as well.  We know that women still die from abortion).    

Many different things are going on in the pro-life movement right now.   I would recommend checking out some pro-life news websites like www.jillstanek.com

There has been a lawsuit filed claiming Planned Parenthood has committed fraud in the amount of $5.5 billion    Now, I am not very sanguine that this will take them down.  They get pass after pass and I seriously doubt Cecile Richards will ever see any prison cell, although some of her employees will probably be seen as expendable. 

Still, this SHOULD raise some eyebrows but my concern is people are far too jaded to care that citizen's taxes are going to fraud.  Actually, I have come to the conclusion that most people are far too jaded to care about Planned Parenthood's willingness to cover up sexual abuse, rape, incest, sex trafficking, statutory rape, domestic violence, willingness to lie about basic prenatal development, their targeting of minorities and their goals to promote promiscuity, especially among youth (the younger the better in their eyes).   

It is truly amazing to see the blank, glazed looks of people who are told about these things and there's just no reaction.  Sometimes I do get a reaction, but mostly from youths.  The people who are stone-faced and uncaring are the ones, the pro-aborts,  mostly from my mom's generation.  It's like they look at you and say, "but the coathanger icon is what we cling to....don't mess this up for us!  We refuse to register any thought contrary to our rosy picture of abortion and our heroine Margaret Sanger.  I refuse to look at your evidence."  You know you have faced the most hardened heart when the mention of a baby being killed doesn't cause a person to even flinch in the slightest.  Sadly, I know and have talked to people who are just like this.

http://180movie.com/pro-choice.php 

The other ministry that I am happy to share with those of you who have not heard yet is "And Then There Were None".   Abby Johnson is a former Planned Parenthood director having been in the industry for 8 years.   She left after a series of events took place at the abortion facility that forever changed her mind about abortion.  By the way, she just gave birth to her baby boy so congratulations, Johnson Family!  

Abby has started the ministry to help abortion workers leave the industry.  Oftentimes, there are workers who find themselves wanting to leave but fear they won't find a new job to support their families or they fear  they will be ostracized for their past involvement which goes to show you that abortion is not looked favorably by most medical professionals. Abortionists are seen as the bottom feeders in the medical field.  Even many doctors who claim a  "pro-choice" belief don't really want to do abortions themselves.  

The exciting thing about "And Then There Were None" is the possibility that abortion facilities could have great difficulty keeping their doors open if there is a mass departure of their work force.  Abortion workers see crimes being committed, fraud perpetrated and of course, the bodies of mutilated babies day in and day out.  They see the gross negligence, the callous treatment of the abortionists and their staff and the suffering victims of abortion (including the babies who may even live for a short time after the abortion).   The ministry can help the abortion worker safely report criminal activity of their former bosses, reach out to people who know where they have been, and gain some confidence in leaving by getting assistance in finding a new jobs and possible temporary financial help.    http://www.attwn.org/  

There have been many people who have left the abortion industry.   Some of them have become very outspoken pro-life warriors and have fought in many arenas for life.   Those are the "dangerous ones" to the abortion industry.   They were frontline and are not afraid to tell about the horrors (not exaggerated by any means) of the inside workings.  There is credibility and they deliver an impact.  I have been most impressed with Carol Everett's account.  Her book Blood Money: Getting Rich Off a Woman's Right to Choose has been the most riveting inside look.  Carol is pretty much a straight-from-the-hip shooter and she tells of her conversion from a highly ambitious abortion facility owner to a sold-out-for-Jesus Christian and pro-life warrior.  If you haven't read it, buy it and read it!   Carol could have become hardened and jaded but Christ gave her humility and a love to serve.  She is a formidable force to be reckoned with and she does it with a healthy dose of humor too.  In addition, Carol has a post-abortion ministry called The Heidi Group.  

http://www.squidoo.com/Carol-Everett   Much of her story is at this website but I still recommend the book.

So you see, the heart change of people will cause a major tide change for the protection of the defenseless.  Whether they see "180" or whether they leave the abortion industry, or whether they read a book......all these will cause people to rethink their ideas on abortion.  Really, that's great but none of this matters if they really don't have a personal relationship with Christ.   I am happy to hear about people change their views to pro-life.  There are pro-life atheists, pro-life secular groups and pro-life Buddhists, etc.  Dr. Bernard Nathanson (a former abortionist who died from cancer last year) became pro-life before he became a believer.  I was pro-life before I became saved.  

It one was of many precipitating factors in becoming saved in my case.  Many things contributed in my journey to being  born again.   God kept putting different truths in my path until I couldn't ignore Him any longer (He has the most amazing patience and perfect timing).  I sat in churches a long time in a complacent state of worldliness.  God grabbed hold of me through various ways and people.  This isn't my full testimony of how He became my Lord and Savior but my emphasis is that one can be pro-life and on a path to Hell.  I know I deserved Hell as I was not a good person.  I desperately wanted assurance that I was a good enough person for Heaven and I desperately wanted to know what made my place in Heaven sure.  There was no peace, just religious activity with a nagging question...."how much activity is enough for God to see that I deserve to be in Heaven?"  

None is the answer.  And on my very best day of behavior I am still but a filthy rag.  I can't do anything for myself, I can't save myself, I can't ever be good enough for Heaven ever.  I can try to save babies all day long (possibly quite successfully) and that won't get me into Heaven.  So you see, if you are out there and you have become pro-life...I am very happy that you are fighting for the defenseless.  I am thrilled that you and I share that belief that no human should be subjected to dismemberment or suffocation or even lack of sustenance based on "wantedness" or "convenience".   I hope that you recognize that it's not enough to be pro-life.  Why are we pro-life? It is because we recognize that that little baby is a human, unique and individual and precious to Him AND made in HIS image.   He created Life and His Son gave HIS life so that we might have eternal life.  Every life He brought forth on this earth is precious and beautiful to Him (if you aren't aware of it.....you need to realize that you are precious and beautiful to Him).  

I often tell my clients that the Lord opens the womb and closes the womb.   No baby, child or person you know exists on earth without His knowledge or permission.  He knows each person at a molecular level and their souls intimately.  Add up how many people have ever lived from Adam to present time and then think about all the people about to be born.  Then add the fact that He knows of all the activity going on at a molecular level in the trees,, animals,  oceans, and in the galaxies from the beginning of time to the present.  There are still saplings that will sprout and puppies to be born.....and He knows all about those things at the deepest level as well.  Even with all this, He knows and loves you and you are a precious gem to Him.  And He has all the time in the world to listen to you....He's outside of time.  He's omnipotent and omniscient.   

This kind of knowledge about God (in His own words) drew me to Him.   His love drew me to Him.  Truth drew me to Him.  I remembered one day that I realized with horror that I was not saved.  I remedied that shortly after. There was still a lot I didn't understand but He was still so patient and good to me.  To this day, I am in awe that He still wants me to be with Him.  :)    I am a pretty stiff-necked person and no, I am not proud of that.  It's not a trait to be embraced.  Chastening is a daily (hourly or secondly) activity that goes on in my day.  Thanks to Proverbs, I can put this in perspective. One thing I am working on is a spiritual inventory for a bible study I am doing.  Okay..."working" is a loose term as I haven't actually started the spiritual inventory yet.....God will deal with me, to be certain.  Maybe this blog will help me get a move-on?  :D

The one thing that bothers me is that I don't have a single moment of time where I remember turning my own "180".  It's not easy growing older!  It seemed like one day I was for abortion and then the next day I was not.  I did go through a metamorphosis that many people experience.  I was into exceptions first and then one by by one, those exceptions disappeared.  Once I realized the horrors of abortion, I went through a very hard stage of disgust for the woman who chose abortion.  In my mind, she was only one kind of woman....pretty hard-hearted and calculating.   Over time, I learned that there was not just one kind of woman who underwent abortions. You mean there are COERCED abortions?   Then, my understanding of how men were involved came into view.  Then the effect of abortion on grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, future siblings and friends became prominent.  This journey of learning has led me to recognize God's grace, forgiveness, His chastening, His justice, His power and His compassion.  

So you see, I became pro-life  through mysterious means.  However, in short, it was God who was behind that.  God started working on me with all those things I mentioned above.  The more I learned and the more truth He set before me, the more I was humbled and the more my heart grew and wisdom increased.  I have to admit, when I became pro-life, I wasn't seeking Him actively.  I was still very enamored by the world's pleasures and empty promises.  There was more confusion and doubt than any active search for peace and rest in Him.  I was having fun for the most part.  I loved Oprah, Rosie, and Hollywood movies. My apathy for world events slowly crumbled and God set many things in motion. 

God showed me that I was being lied to through many channels.  It set forth a huge domino effect of indignation that I had been duped but also a thirst for more answers. That's a good place to be though---malleability!   It boiled down to one question.  Do I believe that the Bible IS the SOLE authority or not?   That was the turning point for me.  After that, everything changed.  I had to leave a church based on the fact that they did not really believe in the Bible.   They elevated man's understanding above God's.   I had to dump my presuppositions that had been inculcated in me for over 30 years.   It caused a chain reaction of losing friends, losing a church and an increase in shallow conversations with family members.  

But I wouldn't go back to that life before He was Lord and Savior of my life for anything.  I was bought, paid for and sanctified.  His Word does divide but I have an amazing amount of peace.  The wheat and chaff will be separated.  The sheep and goats will be separated.  I just can't be a Chaffy Goat anymore! :D  

My life isn't a "180" movie and I am not an insider to the abortion industry.  This blog isn't going to cause a tsunami-level change to the pro-life movement (DISCLAIMER), but maybe there's a pro-lifer out there who can relate to some of the things shared here.  Are you still trying to figure things out in where you stand with your pro-life beliefs?  Are you still in the world enjoying the trappings?   It may just boil down to just a few vital questions.  Is Jesus your Savior and LORD of your WHOLE life?    Is God's Word sole authority or not?   Are you bowing down to the "created" or your CREATOR?   Who is your god....you......or Your Father in Heaven who thinks of you as worthy for His Son to pay your penalty?  

Romans 1:16-25

¹⁶ For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. ¹⁷ For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, ¹⁹ because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. ²⁰ For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, ²¹ because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened. ²² Professing to be wise, they became fools, ²³ and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like corruptible man—and birds and four-footed animals and creeping things.

²⁴ Therefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves, ²⁵ who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.