Episode 55

Sword and Scale

Incongruity

History, Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary

4.0 • 63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

The topic of abortion is a highly controversial one, with emotionally-charged opinions on either side. Regardless of how you feel about the topic, this story about abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell illustrates the workings of a man who has lost his humanity and no longer cares who he hurts on his path to profit. The Women's Medical Society, the clinic with a grandiose name that Gosnell ran, was a pill mill by day and an illegal abortion clinic by night. It is estimated Gosnell earned well over a million dollars conducting illegal late-term abortions. Many of the women who came to the clinic were poor and easily fooled by Gosnell and his staff of unlicensed "doctors" who administered dangerous drugs to the unsuspecting patients. Even after two patients died, the Philadelphia Department of Health did nothing, due to political pressure. Had it not been for a tip related to illegal prescription medications, bearing Gosnell's name, the clinic may still be operating today.

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0:00.0	Sword and scale contains adult themes and violence.
0:03.0	It is not intended for all audiences.
0:05.2	Listener discretion is advised.
0:09.2	Opening up that cabinet and seeing all the feet that were still in there, that was, I remember that for a long time.
0:15.9	I remember that for a long time. Welcome to Episode 55 of Sword and Scale, a show that reveals that the worst monsters are real.
0:39.2	This week, the most controversial story we've ever covered, a story which will undoubtedly cause some of you to stop
0:44.6	listening. But I didn't start this podcast to cover the easy stories. Before we get started,
0:49.7	I want to thank all of you for supporting our fundraising campaign, which is coming to a close.
0:55.1	Your support means a lot to me, and I hope to continue bringing you stories like this for a long time to come.
1:00.8	If you can't contribute, you can still help out by telling your friends about your favorite podcast
1:05.3	and helping us grow through word of mouth.
1:07.8	The larger our fan base gets, the more stable this program becomes,
1:11.2	and the more resources will be able to devote to it in the future.
1:25.0	This show isn't about politics.
1:31.7	It isn't about personal opinions or about trying to spread propaganda.
1:36.1	Nevertheless, some people will undoubtedly choose to think that way.
1:41.8	Some people will continue to try to make it about the narrator rather than the story itself.
1:49.0	Some of you will choose to believe that this story is some sort of political statement by myself expressing my personal beliefs. You're wrong.
1:51.0	But I can't do anything about what people will choose to believe.
1:54.0	All I can say is what this show is intended to be about.
1:57.0	It's about reality.
1:59.0	The reality of how human beings can perform the most
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