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How Courts Have Dealt With Postpartum Psychosis Cases

Defendants who claim to have had postpartum psychosis must meet a state’s definition of insanity to be found not guilty. The definitions of insanity vary.

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Andrea Yates, at center, was at first found guilty for killing her children, but later found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Why the Lindsay Clancy Case Is Dividing Americans

She is being tried on murder charges for killing her three young children. The tragedy has resurrected debates over whether such women are criminals or victims.

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Lindsay Clancy in court during her murder trial on Wednesday in Plymouth, Mass.
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