So she made the decision to have the next child. I suppose the husband had nothing to do with it? From the moment this story originally broke, I fel the husband was just as culpable and should have stood trial, also.

Our society is so fucked up in the schizophrenic demands it makes on women. Dumbya's going to try to force people to be married to keep them off of welfare, no matter the circumstances; a man forces his wife to have several children because the psychiatrist wasn't "adamant" AND he demands she take care of them alone, knowing full well her mental illness; conversly, if a single mom wants to stay at home with her children before school-age, instead of leaving them with stranger, and is on welfare because of it, she is vilified for not supporting them on her own.

Our country is going to continue to be fucked up this way, with these kind of horrible instances until women are valued equally, in all roles they choose in life. ALL mothers, and fathers, should have liberal work schedules in order to be with their young children, before they start school, and for after school when they reach school age.

ANY religion which still advocates a partriarchal role in marriage and promotes large families has to take some responsibility for these types of events, also. And, I don't mean just the RC, either, Mick.

I hope she gets life and the help she needs. I hope the husband, who must've filled her mind with some of the satan crap, and who obviously had a hand in causing so many births in such a short time, is charged. Since that is probably unlikely, I hope he gets some instant karma, soon!

kat