[Magdalen] Kaeton's commentary

[Roger Stokes]

On 03/01/2015 22:51, ME Michaud wrote:
> And people do stupid and unexplained things when they're
> freaking out. Not everybody's capable of doing just the right,
> mature thing under every circumstance.
>
> We had a case where a teenager gave birth in a bathroom
> stall and walked away. The Commonwealth accused her of
> all kinds of evil stuff, but a psychiatrist, serving as an
> expert witness, explained very clearly that women who've
> just given birth aren't always capable of thinking clearly.
> Duh.

This side of the pond the effect of giving birth on the mental state of 
the mother has been legally recognized for over 90 years.

Roger