This article reflects the court record as of September 13, 2026. In the space of eleven days this summer, three American courts confronted nearly the same legal question about three mothers who had killed their children. Each case was a homicide in which no one disputed who caused the deaths. Each turned entirely on whether severe mental illness excused it....
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This article reflects the court record as of September 13, 2026. In the space of eleven days this summer, three...
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