posted on April 30, 2004 07:20:08 PM new
A while ago we were debating this topic. I could not find the original post but here is the outcome. The woman pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- A woman originally charged with murder for allegedly delaying a Caesarean section that could have saved one of her twins was sentenced Thursday to 18 months' probation for lesser counts of child endangerment.
Melissa Ann Rowland also was ordered into a drug-treatment program, which she will attend in Indiana, said her attorney, Michael Sikora.
Prosecutors dropped their capital murder charge against Rowland earlier this month based on her mental health history. Rowland pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment and admitted using cocaine weeks before she underwent the C-section in January that produced a stillborn boy.
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posted on May 3, 2004 07:52:26 AM new
Thanks Helen for posting the original thread. I could not remember what it was titled.
I think it would have been a bad precendant if she was charged with murder. Hopefully the woman will get the help she needs. I just hope she does not decide to have kids again.
