I'll begin by apologising unreservedly for bringing abortion into the discussion. I absolutely did not mean to turn the debate into one about abortion, so in that respect, it was thoughtless. It was only one of serveral points I made, and the reason I mentioned it was I did a search on infanticide & on some of the sites I found, the 2 were linked, so it was at the forefront of my mind purely for this reason.
edam, you have a go at me for suggesting that there has been a media trial & prosecution. Well, given the title of this thread is "Mother kills babe in hospital" .. I was mearly pointing out that this is the conclusion a lot of people have & will come to. Some people are more open to consider other outsomes, but many people take stories at face value.
However, may I point out that all I said was that it was tragic that so many babies die each year? No matter what your views on abortion or infanticide for that matter, how can that be a disagreeable or objectionable comment? Even if you have had an abortion, & for whatever reason, it must surely be a sad if not tragic event in your life?
I reapeat, all I said was that it was tragic. There was no hidden meaning, no malice and no condemnation in my words.