The remains of more than 2,200 unborn babies have been discovered at the home of a former abortion doctor who died earlier this month.

Dr Ulrich Klopfer, who is thought to have performed tens of thousands of abortions, collected 2,246 medically preserved fetuses at his home in Will County, Illinois.

Family members made the gruesome discovery while going through Klopfer’s private property following his death on September 3. An attorney for the family notified the coroner’s office of the find.

According to a statement released by the Will County Sheriff’s Office, police found no evidence that any medical procedure was conducted at Klopfer’s home.

Klopfer formerly worked at the Women’s Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana, until his licence was suspended in 2015 for failing to exercise reasonable care and violating several notice and documentation requirements by failing to report an abortion he performed on a 13-year-old girl.

And we’re supposed to think these people are champions for human rights?