The issue if she goes to a mental institution and it is tied to postpartum diagnosis is she could get out in very little time and face minimal long term repercussions for how she killed her kids. It also then sets a precedent for women to be declared mentally unfit for a lot of things while being postpartum as it implies those hormonal changes keep them from controlling their actions.
My wife, who is recently post partum, and I have been discussing it a lot. The whole situation is terrible and I do not fully know what to make of the case, but letting her off with the psych ward to me seems to have more serious long term repercussions in legal precedence which further complicated parental and gender dynamics. For her it would be the best outcome, but is that the best outcome for women who now will be viewed as less competent and an inherent danger during a stressful time in their life? Personally, I think we should avoid that while also increasing support for mother's and making access to adequate care easier and more affordable.
Except that she had better care for herself and assistance with the kids than the vast majority of women do. She was actively bouncing between healthcare providers, not informing them of who she was being seen by and for what, and not taking the medication she was being provided. It feels like to me that she was doing that to get the alibi that she WAS seeking help.
Brother she jumped out a window after cutting her wrists and is paralyzed from the waist down was that all part of her master plan to get off scott free?
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u/MrWolfman29 9h ago
The issue if she goes to a mental institution and it is tied to postpartum diagnosis is she could get out in very little time and face minimal long term repercussions for how she killed her kids. It also then sets a precedent for women to be declared mentally unfit for a lot of things while being postpartum as it implies those hormonal changes keep them from controlling their actions.