{"id":4923,"date":"2026-09-01T19:38:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/2026\/09\/01\/should-hormones-excuse-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T19:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T23:38:53","slug":"should-hormones-excuse-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/2026\/09\/01\/should-hormones-excuse-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Hormones Excuse Murder?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Pro-choice<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Lindsay Clancy Case and the Devil’s Most Dangerous Lie: That Killing Your Children Can Be Justified<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay Clancy strangled her three children to death. Cora, five years old. Dawson, three years old. Callan, eight months old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She killed them in their home. Methodically. One by one. Then she jumped out a window, survived, and claimed postpartum psychosis made her do it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And somehow, thousands of women are defending her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mothers are posting on Facebook about how they “understand” her. How they’ve “been there.” How the real villain isn’t the woman who murdered three children but the healthcare system that didn’t give her enough support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me be clear about what’s happening here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same people defending Lindsay Clancy are the same people who defend abortion. And that’s not a coincidence. It’s the devil’s work. And he’s hiding in plain sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Deception: “It’s Okay to Kill Your Children If You’re Hormonal”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the lie being sold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women’s hormones can be so overwhelming, so destabilizing, so out of their control that killing their children becomes understandable. Not right, but understandable. Tragic, but excusable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postpartum depression. Postpartum psychosis. Hormonal imbalances. Mental health crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pitch is always the same: She wasn’t in her right mind. She didn’t know what she was doing. She needs help, not punishment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And here’s where the devil slides in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because if you accept that hormones can justify killing your born children, you’ve already accepted that circumstances can justify killing your unborn children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the same logic. The same framework. The same moral erasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abortion: It’s okay to kill your child because of your circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay Clancy defense: It’s okay to kill your children because of your circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only difference is the age of the victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abortion and Infanticide: Two Sides of the Same Coin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s not pretend these are separate issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people defending Lindsay Clancy are overwhelmingly pro-choice. They believe a woman has the right to end a pregnancy because of financial stress, mental health struggles, lack of support, or simply because she doesn’t want to be pregnant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now they’re extending that same logic to a woman who killed three living, breathing children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Because once you’ve accepted that killing your child can be justified by your circumstances, there’s no logical stopping point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s okay at 8 weeks because you’re not ready to be a mom, why isn’t it okay at 8 months for the same reason?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s okay in the womb because you’re mentally unwell, why isn’t it okay outside the womb for the same reason?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pro-choice position has no principled answer to this. So they just… don’t answer it. They deflect. They say “that’s different.” But they can’t explain why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because it’s not different. It’s the same act. The same victim. The same justification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The only thing that changed is how uncomfortable it makes them feel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Devil’s Strategy: Normalize the Unthinkable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s how Satan works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He doesn’t come at you with horns and a pitchfork. He doesn’t tell you to do evil. He convinces you that evil is good. That murder is compassion. That killing your children is healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: Normalize abortion. “It’s just a clump of cells. It’s healthcare. It’s a woman’s right.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2: Expand the justifications. “Late-term abortion for mental health. Abortion up to birth. Abortion after birth if the baby survives.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 3: Extend the logic to born children. “Postpartum psychosis. Hormonal imbalance. She wasn’t in her right mind. She needs help, not jail.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 4: Make it socially acceptable to defend child killers. “I support Lindsay Clancy. I’ve been there. Motherhood is hard. We need better mental health support.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And suddenly, you’re living in a society where thousands of women are publicly sympathizing with a mother who strangled her three children to death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not progress. That’s demonic deception. And it’s working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Double Standard: Men Can’t Use Hormones as an Excuse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s where the lie becomes obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine a man on testosterone replacement therapy or anabolic steroids kills his children in a fit of roid rage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would we excuse him? Would we say “hormones made him do it”? Would mothers post on Facebook about how they “understand” him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He’d be called a monster. Sentenced to life in prison. Condemned by everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because society doesn’t accept “hormones” as an excuse for men who commit violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But somehow, we’re supposed to accept it for women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because the devil has convinced us that women are victims of their own biology. That their hormones are so powerful they can override moral responsibility. That motherhood is so overwhelming it justifies homicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not compassion. That’s infantilization. And it’s a lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women are not animals driven purely by hormones. They’re moral agents with the capacity for self-control. And when they choose to kill their children, they should be held accountable just like anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anything less is condescending, dangerous, and demonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Facebook Moms: “I Support Lindsay Clancy”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s talk about the women defending her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These aren’t fringe extremists. They’re regular moms. PTA members. Women you know. And they’re posting things like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve been where Lindsay was. Motherhood is so hard. We need better support for struggling moms.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Postpartum depression is real. This could happen to anyone.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“She didn’t want to hurt her babies. She was sick. The system failed her.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me translate what they’re really saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’ve been so overwhelmed by motherhood that I understand the impulse to kill my children.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read that again. That’s what they’re admitting. That’s what they’re normalizing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that is evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not because postpartum depression isn’t real. It is. Not because motherhood isn’t hard. It is. Not because women don’t need support. They do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But because none of those things justify murdering three children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the fact that thousands of women can’t see that? That’s how deep the deception goes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Motherhood Is Hard. No, That Doesn’t Excuse Murder.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let’s acknowledge the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Postpartum depression is real. Postpartum psychosis is real. Motherhood can be isolating, exhausting, and overwhelming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But billions of women throughout history have experienced those things without killing their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because mental illness doesn’t erase moral responsibility. Hormones don’t override free will. And suffering doesn’t justify homicide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay Clancy had options. She could have called her husband. She could have gone to the hospital. She could have called 911 and said “I’m having violent thoughts about my children, please help me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, she chose to strangle them. One by one. While they were helpless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not psychosis. That’s murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And defending it isn’t compassion. It’s complicity in the devil’s lie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Real Villain: The Normalization of Child Killing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The scariest part of this story isn’t Lindsay Clancy. She’s one person. One case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scariest part is the thousands of women defending her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because that means the groundwork has been laid. The culture has shifted. The moral framework has been eroded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve spent 50 years normalizing abortion. Telling women that killing their unborn children is healthcare. That circumstances justify homicide. That their autonomy matters more than their children’s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now we’re seeing the logical conclusion of that worldview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s okay to kill your child in the womb because you’re not ready to be a mom, why isn’t it okay to kill your children outside the womb for the same reason?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The people defending Lindsay Clancy can’t answer that question. Because they’ve already accepted the premise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the devil is smiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Spiritual Reality: Satan Hates Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here’s the part most people don’t want to talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t just about mental health or women’s rights or criminal justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is spiritual warfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satan hates children. He always has. In every culture he’s influenced, he’s demanded child sacrifice. Molech. Ba’al. Carthage. The Aztecs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And now, modern America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abortion is child sacrifice dressed up as healthcare. And the Lindsay Clancy defense is child sacrifice dressed up as mental illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Different language. Same evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the people defending it? They’re not evil themselves. Most of them are decent people who’ve been deceived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the ideas they’re spreading? Those are from the pit of hell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if we don’t call it what it is, we’re complicit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Question We Need to Ask<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Will women’s hormonal circumstances become a blanket excuse for violence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we building a legal and cultural framework where mothers can kill their children and avoid accountability by claiming mental illness?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are we so committed to the “women as victims” narrative that we’re willing to excuse infanticide?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because that’s where this is headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today it’s Lindsay Clancy. Tomorrow it’s the next case. And the next. And the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And each time, the chorus of defenders will grow louder. The excuses will become more normalized. The moral lines will blur further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until we live in a society where killing your children is just another tragedy, not a crime. Another failure of the healthcare system, not an act of evil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the devil will have won.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Answer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Should hormones excuse murder?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. Of course not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mental illness is real. Suffering is real. Postpartum struggles are real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But so is evil. So is moral responsibility. So is the value of human life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lindsay Clancy killed three children. That’s not a mental health crisis. That’s murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the women defending her? They’re not compassionate. They’re complicit in the devil’s most dangerous lie:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That killing your children can be justified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can’t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not in the womb. Not outside it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not for convenience. Not for mental health. Not for any reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if that makes me heartless, so be it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d rather be called heartless than defend the indefensible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three children are dead. Cora. Dawson. Callan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They didn’t die because of postpartum depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They died because their mother killed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the people defending her are making it easier for the next mother to make the same choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s not compassion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s the devil’s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we need to call it what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lindsay Clancy killed her three children and thousands of women are defending her. The same people supporting her support abortion. It’s the same lie: circumstances can justify killing your children. This isn’t compassion\u2014it’s the devil’s work. And we need to call it what it is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4922,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-review"],"aro_radio_script":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lindsay-clancy-pro-choice-scales-justice-abortion-infanticide.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4923"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4923\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}