How vile were his alleged actions? We’re no longer in “is a fetus entitled to human rights” territory anymore. He allegedly killed babies after they were indisputably born. And he was allegedly responsible for the death of a mother whose abortion procedure he botched. Absolutely disgusting.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A West Philadelphia abortion doctor, his wife and eight other suspects are now under arrest following a grand jury investigation.

Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 69, faces eight counts of murder in the deaths of a woman following a botched abortion at his office, along with the deaths of seven other babies who, prosecutors allege, were born alive following illegal late-term abortions and then were killed by severing their spinal cords with a pair of scissors.

“I am aware that abortion is a hot-button topic,” said District Attorney Seth Williams. “But as district attorney, my job is to carry out the law. A doctor who knowingly and systematically mistreats female patients, to the point that one of them dies in his so-called care, commits murder under the law. A doctor who cuts into the necks severing the spinal cords of living, breathing babies, who would survive with proper medical attention, is committing murder under the law.”

Gosnell is facing charges of murder in the third degree for the death of 41-year-old Karnamaya Mongar. Mrs. Mongar died on November 20, 2009, when she was overdosed with anesthetics prescribed by Gosnell. He is also facing seven murder charges for the deaths of infants who were killed after being born viable and alive during the sixth, seventh, or eighth month of pregnancy. Gosnell is also facing numerous other charges.

It gets worse. Though he can’t be charged because records don’t exist, it’s suspected that Gosnell killed hundreds of babies over his 30-year career.

Again, let me stress this: We’re not talking about legal abortions here and the interpretation of murder. We’re talking about Gosnell allegedly killing babies who were out of their mothers — babies who had been indisputably born. You don’t have to be pro-life to believe his actions to be both vile and criminal.

And there’s more. Gosnell seems to have some kind of fetish with keeping the body parts of dead babies.

A search of Gosnell’s office, called the Women’s Medical Society, revealed that bags and bottles holding aborted fetuses were scattered throughout the building. Jars containing the severed feet of babies lined a shelf.

Investigators say they found $240,000 in cash in Gosnell’s home, and that he may have been making more than $1 million per year in his practice. He has also been accused of using unsanitary utensils and carrying out procedures in filthy rooms.

Fun fact: Back in Illinois, Barack Obama voted against legislation to require doctors to provide medical services to babies born during botched abortion procedures. That vote became a slight issue for then-candidate Obama, but the media helpfully swept it under the rug for him.