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From: rohn@randvax.UUCP (Laurinda Rohn)
Newsgroups: net.women.only,net.women
Subject: Re: female..periods
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Date: Fri, 21-Dec-84 13:33:27 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 21 13:33:27 1984
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> 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
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