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Impassioned Closing Arguments Stir Emotions in Gosnell Trial
April 29, 2013
By Cheryl Sullenger
Philadelphia,
PA - With lead prosecutor Joanne Pescatore wiping away tears,
Assistant Ed Cameron gave an impassioned plea for justice in the final
moments of his closing arguments in the Kermit Gosnell murder trial
that left an impression on the gallery and most likely the jury.
 Cameron
had the last word for the jurors today as he began by meticulously
summarized the testimony of the 54 witnesses who testified in this
capital murder case where Gosnell faces four counts of first degree
murder for severing the spinal cords of babies born alive during illegal
late-term abortions done amidst squalid conditions with grossly
unqualified, poorly trained staff.
"Viability
or survivability is irrelevant," Cameron told the jury, explaining
that whether the babies were born alive is the standard the law asks
them to consider.
"Outside
the mother, all things change. It is a human being and has to be
treated as such," Cameron continued, noting that to accelerate the
death process was to commit murder.
While
some of the testimony summaries given by Cameron seemed sometimes
plodding, each point was important to counter defense arguments that
every baby was dead when it "precipitated" because Gosnell used Digoxin
in each and every case.
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