Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Mentally ill woman wins in top court

OUTDATED DIAGNOSIS: Angela Williams lost her newborn son based on bipolar disorder.

FAILURE TO BOND? She says she had no chance to connect with boy; state's high court agrees.

JEFFERSON CITY — Even though the courts had ruled that Angela Williams' mental condition made her unfit to parent her son, she kept a bedroom for the absent child.

As her son grew older, she dismantled an unused crib and replaced it with an unused toddler bed. On Christmas and birthdays, she's never stopped buying toys.

"My life has been on hold waiting for Christopher," she said.

On Tuesday, the state's highest court took a key step toward reuniting the mother and child, in what is considered a significant ruling for the rights of mentally ill parents.

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