As authorities sort though allegations against Dr. Kermit Gosnell in West Philadelphia , many are wondering how a bad doctor stays in business. After the raid, several women came forward with stories of botched and incompetent care.
When Marie Smith went to the Women's Medical Society 11 years ago, she says the clinic was known as a cheap place to get an abortion. She didn't know anything about Gosnell. "He looked like an all-right man 'cause there were a lot of ladies in there waiting for abortions." Smith was 19 at the time. The clinic recovery area disturbed her most. "It's nasty and dirty, and [there's] blood on the floor. Just nasty. It was real crowded, and girls were slumped over after they got their abortion." After a week of fever and vomiting, Smith was rushed to a local hospital. She says X-rays revealed that parts of the fetus were still lodged in her uterus. NPR
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