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Farmer-Rick

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2. Not so sure that woman knew what was happening when she gave birth

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Dec 5, 2021, 10:34 AM

Dec 2021

According to the psychiatrist, she had pregnancy denial syndrome. So she had no idea she was giving birth. She was a 20 year old unwed woman in 1981. She would have been shunned and disgraced for being pregnant. And of course...... abortions were illegal.

She was as much a victim as was that poor baby. And the evidence is Not clear if the baby was born already dead or alive. I'm glad she only has months to serve in jail but I'm pretty sure justice was Not served.

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South Dakota woman sentenced in 1981 death of infant son [View all] TexasTowelie Dec 2021 OP

Such a sad happening, for everyone involved. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2021 #1

Not so sure that woman knew what was happening when she gave birth Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #2

I agree that the circumstances were unusual and I sympathize with the woman. TexasTowelie Dec 2021 #3

Yeah, at least in MD it was available by 1977 Farmer-Rick Dec 2021 #4