The mother is mentally ill. It doesn't change the outcome, but there is more to the story. The prosecutor tries to make this look like vanity was the only reason why the mother here (Rowland ) didn't accept medical advice and have a C-section. I found this on another site:
"Rowland, herself a twin, was born to a mentally retarded mother. She was placed in foster care almost immediately and adopted before her first birthday. Her twin brother had serious medical problems and died when he was 7, Sikora said.
Rowland was committed to a Pennsylvania mental hospital when she was 12, weighing almost 200 pounds, and diagnosed with "oppositional defiant disorder," Sikora said. The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry defines the condition as an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant and hostile behavior toward authority figures that seriously interferes with day-to-day functioning."
This whole thing is a tragedy. I would take the surviving twin and put it up for adoption, tie her tubes for good, but put her in prison....no.
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03-12-2004
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