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phoenix55
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« on: June 28, 2001, 09:34:33 pm » |
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I have to agree with all of you who stated the mother needs a little compassion. And you're also right that the husband must bear some blame in this situation. Why on earth, after suffering from PPD from at least one previous pregnancy, attempting suicide, would he not recognize the harm further pregnancies could cause her? Unfortunately, I guess he found out in the worst possible way. When the media kept harping on how he was standing by his wife, all I could think of was "why wouldn't he?" In my opinion, he's as much, maybe more to blame than she.
And yes, even questioning if PPD is real has to do with the fact that it affects ONLY women. Our friends from across the ocean will have to help with this one, but I believe the courts in the U.K. consider it a very real condition and one to be taken into consideration when a mother kills a child or children within a year after birth.
Still...very, very sad.
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