Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer

I saw the movie Gosnell on Friday.

I remember the Gosnell case very well. It was not being covered on regular news, but pro-life news sources were covering it extensively. So when I saw on Twitter a call for a Twitter storm holding the media accountable for ignoring the story, I made a mental note of the time suggested. Pro-lifers were to storm Twitter at a given hour asking why the media was ignoring the trial. Why the media blackout, why were they turning a blind eye to such an important story.

The Twitter storm worked. For that hour, the hashtag "Gosnell" started trending and even climbed pretty high on the list. That night, to his credit, Anderson Cooper spent 15 minutes on the Gosnell story.. He gave it decent coverage. You can view it below.

The following day what had previously been empty reserved media seats in the courtroom were all filled. The story continued to be covered until the verdict. It was an example of how ordinary citizens can use social media to hold journalists accountable for biased decisions regarding coverage. It was widely thought that the story was ignored because it reflected badly on the abortion industry.

The film is very powerful. It doesn't lecture. It doesn't preach. It's the story of the legal case against Kermit Gosnell for murder-- he killed numerous babies after they were born in his clinic. He was also convicted of  numerous health violations.

I was grateful that the filmmakers did not make us see too much blood. There were not a lot of gory photos of aborted fetuses. The words describing what Gosnell did were enough. It was chilling, disturbing. They spared the viewer too many horrific details. The descriptions were more than adequate.

At the end, the audience was very quiet, some people not even wanting to move. Yes, this was about an abortionist who broke the law. In fact he broke many laws. But in many ways what was truly exposed was the reality of what happens in an abortion.

You cannot leave this movie without wincing at the reality of abortion.

You can read a thorough review on nationalreview.com HERE.