Andrea Yates

I found the Andrea Yates case extremely difficult to understand and to feel empathy towards. While it was very disturbing to watch I feel for Andrea and the state she must have been at. Although the court argued that she was aware what she was doing I think she did but their were other factors playing tint it that she could not control. It is a very complicated and complex matter when dealing with a mental illness. In some cases I blame Andrea but then I also blame her husband as well as the doctors for not keeping her on a tighter watch. She was clearly unstable and did not need to be put into an unstable environment with 5 little children. I felt like the birth of their last child was the biggest mistake and that is where I begin to blame the husband. With her condition and state how could he possibly think it was a good idea to put the stress on her again to have another child even if she wanted one. He knew that it would be a safety issue to Andrea and that doctors highly opposed it. Many mothers go though a similar type of depression but not to this extent, I think Andrea was unlucky with cards she was drawn that let her depression get this severe. While it was trying to be contained I believe there were a lot of areas prior to the killings that could have helped her avoid this.