This story saddens me because the mother wasn't getting the help that she clearly needed, and as a result an innocent child was killed. I hope that this woman will be getting help for her MI now...I hope they don't plan on putting her in jail. :/ That wouldn't help her much at all.

Plus the stigma...when we hear of these stories most people don't want to hear about whether or not there's an illness behind it...immediately they are labelled "crazy criminals", in this article, a "religious fanatic". During my manic episodes, my delusions center around religion, and it would really hurt my feelings to be called a "religious fanatic". Sadly, I know some people who would. There just isn't enough knowledge in the world about mental illness in general.