MEGAN MCARDLE: Why I Didn’t Write About Gosnell’s Trial–And Why I Should Have. “Gosnell is accused of grisly crimes that I didn’t want to think about. . . . I understand why my readers suspect me, and other pro-choice mainstream journalists, of being selective—of not wanting to cover the story because it showcased the ugliest possibilities of abortion rights. The truth is that most of us tend to be less interested in sick-making stories—if the sick-making was done by ‘our side.'”