Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site randvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!randvax!rohn From: rohn@randvax.UUCP (Laurinda Rohn) Newsgroups: net.women.only,net.women Subject: Re: female..periods Message-ID: <2204@randvax.UUCP> Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 13:33:27 EST Article-I.D.: randvax.2204 Posted: Fri Dec 21 13:33:27 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 24-Dec-84 03:02:36 EST References: <367@wxlvax.UUCP> Organization: Rand Corp., Santa Monica Lines: 31 > from C H E D L E Y. c/o wxlvax!olsen. > There seems to be some scientific and medical evidence that > women go thru profound psychological and behavioural changes > during their monthly menstrual periods. I'm not sure about profound, but the changes is hormonal balance do have their effects.... > .... For example, last year > in England, a lady killed a cop in very singular circumstances, > and got away with it by invoking the temporary insanity defense. > Her lawyer brought in scores of medical and psychiatric experts > who testified that it is a scientific fact that women do go thru > behavioural changes during menstruation, and that the lady on trial > was temporarily insane when she killed the cop. > What do you think about this, ladies? Is it true, or is > this just another male made scheme to burden females?? There may have been extenuating circumstances in this woman's case, but in general, this sort of defense strikes me as being about as reasonable as the infamous "Twinkie Defense." Lauri rohn@rand-unix.ARPA ..decvax!randvax!rohn "Any given program, when running, is obsolete."