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Temporary Memorial Set at Gosnell Babies' Unmarked Grave Site
June 16, 2015
Formal memorial and dedication of permanent marker set for September 25
By Cheryl Sullenger
Philadelphia,
PA - Since the trial of convicted murder Kermit Gosnell in May of
2013, Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition has made
several attempts to secure the remains for burial of 47 aborted babies
discovered at Gosnell's West Philadelphia "House of Horrors" abortion
clinic. For months, those remains had languished in storage in the
Coroner's office.
Each request to bury the babies was denied.
Last
week, Mahoney had again sought the release of the remains for burial
when he inadvertently discovered that the babies' bodies had been
unceremoniously cremated and buried in an unmarked grave at Laurel Hill
Cemetery by the City of Philadelphia on September 12, 2013.
On
Wednesday, June 10, Mahoney gathered with about 40 pro-life supporters
to place flowers, a temporary marker, and 47 white crosses at the
grave site. The group then briefly memorialized the babies that were at
the heart of a sensational murder trial that revealed shocking details
of shoddy abortions done by untrained, unlicensed staff in squalid
conditions at a run-down brick office building located at 3801
Lancaster.
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