may be psychosis stigma, huh?
i had a psychotic episode, which involved religious themes.
when you believe G*d wants you to do something, you don't question ethics when you are psychotic.
i haven't followed her case much because it's very upsetting to me.
if i walked a mile in Andrea Yates' shoes, i think the following:
(1) justice was/is served for any moments of sanity she has nowadays when she realizes how she lost her children.
(2) she probably thought she was instructed by G*d, like Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac in the Torah (or Old Testament of the Bible).
(3) how could her faith in G*d ever be restored? i bet her faith meant everything to her before. she probably feels all alone in the universe.
(4) i feel sorry for her.