Infanticide and Filicide
Maternal filicide -- the killing of a child by the mother -- is not a new phenomenon. Evidence of mothers killing their infant''s dates back to at least 2000 b.c.e. and the ancient Chaldean civilization. When a mother kills her children, it breaks a cardinal rule that violates the natural course of life -- that is, the maternal instinct to safeguard the survival of her young. Andrea Yates captured...
Maternal filicide -- the killing of a child by the mother -- is not a new phenomenon. Evidence of mothers killing their infant''s dates back to at least 2000 b.c.e. and the ancient Chaldean civilization. When a mother kills her children, it breaks a cardinal rule that violates the natural course of life -- that is, the maternal instinct to safeguard the survival of her young. Andrea Yates captured...