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World Service,18 Dec 2003,22 mins

The Truth About 'Mothers Who Kill'

Everywoman

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As another mother is cleared of killing her own child - the third this year - campaigning journalist John Sweeney explains to the show how he believes that the scientific evidence used to convict the mothers in these cases is flawed. Also on the programme: A look at life on Canada's northern frontier, and how it inspires a young Inuit singer.

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