The Philadelphia abortion doctor who was convicted of first-degree murder for killing babies that were born alive in his clinic has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for running a pill mill out of the same clinic , according to a U.S. attorney 's office statement . Kermit Gosnell , 72 , pleaded guilty to prescribing and dispensing narcotics from June 2008 to February 2010 . He wrote fraudulent prescriptions for hundreds of thousands of prescription pills -- including 600,000 pills containing oxycodone -- to cash-paying customers who showed no medical need , according to the Monday release from the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania . Gosnell , along with his staff , allowed customers to purchase prescriptions under multiple names , pay in cash and give tips to the clinic 's staff , according to the release . Gosnell horror fuels fight for abortion laws . Gosnell wrote more than 2,300 prescriptions for controlled substances in January 2010 alone , charging up to $ 150 for each , according to the release . Gosnell pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances , distribution and aiding and abetting the distribution of oxycodone and maintaining a place for the illegal distribution of controlled substances . In May , Gosnell was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder for killing babies at his West Philadelphia abortion clinic by cutting their spinal cords with scissors . He was sentenced to life without parole in exchange for waiving his right to appeal the convictions . Prosecutors had sought the death penalty . The medical clinic owned by Gosnell had been growing increasingly reckless , according to a 2011 grand jury report . Gosnell and nine other employees at the Women 's Medical Center were charged with crimes for the illegal practices at the clinic . Eight people involved at the Gosnell 's clinic have pleaded guilty to various charges , including four to murder . CNN 's calls to Gosnell 's attorney were not answered . Wife of convicted Pennsylvania abortion doctor gets jail time .
Kermit Gosnell , convicted of killing babies in abortion clinic , also ran pill mill . Doctor sold thousands of fake prescriptions from 2008 to 2010 , feds say . More 600,000 pills with oxycodone were dispensed , U.S. attorney 's office says . In May , he was convicted of murder for killing babies and was sentenced to life without parole .