Timcast IRL · February 20, 2022 · 2h 0m
Sunday Uncensored: Nick Searcy Member Podcast: Director Of Gosnell Discusses The Most Prolific Serial Killer In US History
Episode Recap
In this Sunday Uncensored episode, Tim Pool and co-host Ian Crossland welcome Nick Searcy, the director of the 2017 film 'Gosnell,' to discuss Dr. Kermit Gosnell, who was convicted of being one of America's most prolific serial killers. Searcy explains that Gosnell operated a women's clinic in Philadelphia for approximately 19 years without inspection, where he developed a procedure of inducing labor in pregnant women and then killing the babies after they were born alive by snipping their spinal cords with scissors. The discussion delves into the disturbing details of Gosnell's crimes, including his storage of body parts due to a financial dispute with his medical waste company, and the prosecution's description of his actions as 'botched abortion attempts' rather than deliberate murders. Searcy details how making the film red-pilled him on the realities of abortion procedures, particularly a courtroom scene depicting what he calls a legitimate abortion doctor's testimony walking through standard late-term abortion methods, including injecting poison into the fetus, making an incision in the back of the neck, and using a vacuum to suck out the brains. The conversation explores the philosophical question of whether there's a moral difference between killing a baby moments before versus after birth, and critically examines Wikipedia's description of Gosnell as merely an 'American former physician and serial killer' rather than acknowledging his abortion practice. The episode highlights how Gosnell charged between $1,600 and $3,000 for late-term abortions and operated in absolutely deplorable conditions, with no regard for women's health or safety.
TL;DR
- →Nick Searcy, director of the 2017 film 'Gosnell,' joins Tim Pool to discuss Dr. Kermit Gosnell's crimes of killing babies born alive after induced labor at his Philadelphia clinic
- →The discussion reveals Gosnell stored body parts in jars because he was in a financial dispute with his medical waste company, not for any other purpose
- →Searcy explains how making the movie exposed him to details of standard abortion procedures, particularly a scene based on court transcripts of a legitimate abortion doctor describing her methods
- →The panel critiques Wikipedia and media bias in describing Gosnell, noting he was called an 'abortion doctor' in ads but Wikipedia refuses to use that term
- →The philosophical debate centers on whether there's a moral difference between killing a baby moments before versus after it is born
- →Gosnell was convicted of murdering three infants born alive and was charging $1,600-$3,000 for illegal late-term abortions
Key Moments
- 0:00Introduction and Nick Searcy's BackgroundTim introduces Nick Searcy and discusses his transition from Hollywood to politically conscious filmmaking after becoming 'red-pilled' around 2007
- 3:00Gosnell Case OverviewSearcy explains Dr. Kermit Gosnell's 19-year operation in Philadelphia, inducing labor and killing babies after birth with scissors
- 5:30Abortion Procedure DetailsDiscussion of the courtroom scene where an abortion doctor describes standard procedures including poison injection, neck incision, and vacuum extraction of brains
- 8:00Wikipedia Bias AnalysisCritique of Wikipedia's refusal to call Gosnell an abortion doctor despite the evidence, with discussion of media bias on the topic
- 12:00Moral Philosophy DebatePanel explores the philosophical question of the moral difference between killing a baby before versus after birth
- 15:00Gosnell's Business PracticesDetails about Gosnell charging $1,600-$3,000 for late-term abortions, different treatment of patients at different facilities, and deplorable conditions
Notable Quotes
“Dr. Kermit Gosnell ran a women's clinic in Philadelphia, and for about 19 years, his clinic was never inspected. And he developed a way of doing of performing abortions which consisted of giving them labor-inducing drugs which then caused the baby to be born alive and he would then take a pair of scissors and snip the spinal cord of the baby and kill it after it was born.”
— Nick Searcy · opening explanation of Gosnell's crimes
“If I told you the story, here's a man who takes living human beings, kills them, and then stores their body parts in their home, you'd be like, who the fuck? Jeffrey Dahmer? And then when you're like, well, technically it was because women were trying to terminate their pregnancies. What's the difference?”
— Nick Searcy · highlighting the contradiction in how Gosnell is perceived
“People talk about the abortion issue without knowing what they're talking about. And that's what I wanted to do is put that on screen. A lot of people see that scene and go, I didn't know that's what they did.”
— Nick Searcy · explaining his motivation for directing the film
“Wikipedia is typically left-leaning, right? It's very left-biased. They wouldn't let us call him an abortion doctor in any of the ads that we ran for Gosnell. Wikipedia says he's an American former physician and serial killer. And the reason they do that is because they are left biased. Because they don't want people to know that what he was actually doing was abortions.”
— Tim Pool · media bias critique
“The whole argument that abortion is about women's health goes out the window with a case like this. Because this man literally cared nothing for their health and safety. He didn't follow any of the health regulations, the conditions they were in were absolutely disgusting.”
— Ian Crossland · challenging the women's health narrative