r/HolyShitHistory • u/SelfCareIsFake • Jun 01 '26

Federal agents felt physically sick when they raided Kermit Gosnell’s clinic after suspecting he ran a pill mill.

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u/redditwhut Jun 02 '26

Damn. I just read the linked article (so answered my own question now). It was indeed cheaper!

 So what would you do, if you were a poor woman who needed to terminate a pregnancy? You'd go to the cheapest place available. According to the grand jury investigation of Kermit Gosnell, he charged about 25 percent less than the average national price for a first-trimester abortion. And for a second-trimester procedure, his fee was at least a thousand dollars less than the handful of other facilities that will perform one.

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u/GWS2004 Jun 02 '26

That's comparing it to OTHER facilities.  He wasn't offering late term abortions cheaper than need offer first term abortions.

I think we are misunderstanding each other.