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Postpartum psychosis could be considered in law

By Hicbd
Thu Sep 23 2021 7:52 pm

"Mothers suffering from postpartum psychosis sometimes hurt or kill their children, but the law isn't sure how to separate illness from intent...Bolanos’s sentence for killing her child was standard in the U.S. But in some other countries, there are laws recognizing that a woman who has recently given birth has undergone biological changes that may make her more vulnerable to mental illness. Approximately two dozen countries have such “infanticide laws”, including Brazil, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Turkey."

URL:
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/postpartum-psychosis-infanticide-when-mothers-kill-their-children/569386/
http://jaapl.org/content/40/3/326
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1122575/
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48259367

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Categories:
Healthcare Criminal Justice Systems Women / Girl / Feminism Issues U.S. Criminal Justice System Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Wrongful Convictions

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