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A police car parked outside of Kermit Gosnell's abortion mill.

Gosnell’s ‘fireman in hell’

Abortion |  PHILADELPHIA—Last Thursday, during abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s murder trial, a man in an olive green prison jumpsuit occupied the witness stand all day.

Kermit Gosnell's defense attorney Jack McMahon.

The Gosnell courtroom’s cast of characters

Abortion |  PHILADELPHIA—I am not saying a trial is a play, but there are aspects of it that are very much like a stage drama. The first thing one notices upon entering…

Francisco Goya's <em>El Sueño de la Razón Produce Monstruos</em>

The monstrous results of human reasoning in the Gosnell trial

Abortion |  PHILADELPHIA—In American jurisprudence a man is innocent until proven guilty. But in the Kermit Gosnell murder trial that began last week, neither side…

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Abortionist's murder trial enters third week

Abortion |  Testimony in the third week of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial begins today after an emotional end to last week's hearing.  The 72-year-old Philadelphia…

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State inspector testifies to horrors of Gosnell's abortion mill

Abortion |  Yesterday began the second week of testimony in abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s murder trial, with a state inspector, describing in detail what she saw inside…

A lay volunteer fits a lid onto a coffin at St. Joseph Abbey in Covington, La.

Why pay more for a coffin?

Business |  Way to go, monks! A federal appeals court ruled yesterday that Louisiana monks may keep selling plain, relatively low-cost coffins. Judge Patrick Higginbotham…

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Gruesome photos, testimony mark first days of Gosnell's murder trial

Abortion |  The defense lawyer for a Philadelphia abortionist who allegedly killed seven babies born alive tried Wednesday to prove the first baby died in the womb and…

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Philadelphia abortionist goes on trial for murder

Abortion |  A 72-year-old Philadelphia abortionist may spend the rest of his life on death row for murder. His trial begins today. Kermit Gosnell is charged with running…

Domino's Farms owner Tom Monaghan

Domino effect

Religion |  Another judge rules in favor of a religious business owner opposed to the Obama administration’s contraceptive mandate

A frame grab from Saudi-owned MBC shows Suleiman Abu Ghaith in an undated video.

Scene of the crime

Terrorism |  The Obama administration brings Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law to court in New York City

A supporter embraces Kenneth Miller as he leaves federal court in Burlington, Vt.

Mennonite pastor, sentenced to prison, rejoices

Courts |  Kenneth Miller, a Mennonite pastor who helped a still-missing woman flee the United States with her daughter in order to escape a custody battle with the…

Same-sex couples win more than visitation rights in custody battles

Same-sex couples win more than visitation rights in custody battles

Homosexuality |  Last Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court gave partial custody of two children to a woman who isn’t their biological mother. It’s one of many custody battles…

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