The latest Willamette Week's cover story: Sacrificing Rebecca

The cover story of the latest edition of the Willamette Week, Sacrificing Rebecca, details the story of a local mother who suffered from Munchausen syndrome who took her own life as well as her young daughter Rebecca's. The full article as well as commentary are available online at http://wweek.com/editorial/3406/10148/#comments_view. I'm having a really hard time digesting what I'm reading in the article. Essentially, my reaction is to say though the mother was suffering from the syndrome, Rebecca (the daughter) was being abused and no school officials, friends or family intervened in this situation. I am having a hard time accepting that it is ok, to not intervene in a situation where you suspect abuse is going on simply because you ultimately believe that the parent or gaurdian really loves the child. The commentary on the website is also very interesting because people have different opinions about what should and should not have been done to intervene. I am very curious to hear what all of you think...




I'm very curious to hear what your reaction is...