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The women standing by Lindsay Clancy: ‘We need to understand what drove her to kill her children. It cannot happen again’

The pink-dressed supporters, who have protested at the Massachusetts trial, say doctors failed to provide adequate treatment despite the mother’s severe mental health struggles

Four women, spanning multiple generations and hailing from various parts of the United States, have come together in solidarity with Lindsay Clancy, a nurse who allegedly murdered her three children in January 2023 before attempting suicide. The women, whose names are Jeanne, Marta, Rebeca, and Ariana, mourn the tragic loss of Clancy's children while also empathizing with her as a victim of a medical system that failed to provide adequate care.

They are advocating for Clancy to be found not criminally responsible for the heinous act and instead committed to a psychiatric facility, where they hope she can receive the necessary treatment and rehabilitation, rather than facing a lifetime of incarceration.

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