Turkish Court of Cassation rules treatment, not prison, for postpartum psychosis

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The Turkish Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) ruled that the criminal liability of mothers with postpartum psychosis will be set by a Council of Forensic Medicine report, with treatment instead of punishment for those mentally unfit.

The Turkish Court of Cassation overturned the 15-year prison term for a mother in Istanbul accused of throwing her baby from a window, ordering an inquiry into postpartum psychosis. In Ankara, it ruled there was no grounds for punishment for a mother who kept her baby in a freezer.

Turkish Court of Cassation rules treatment, not prison, for postpartum psychosis

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