TN: Woman suffocated twins at birth DNA tests reveal paternity not fiance

Tennessean  continues to follow the story of  the Sumner county woman who delivered twin boys in her bathroom and suffocated them hiding their tiny bodies  in the home she shared with her parents.  


Her first hearing brought out that the DNA tests showed that the birth father was not her fiance but another man.  The story named the man so she must have disclosed this after her arrest and the DNA results confirmed it. How strange that the story named the birth father since there is no indication he knew about the pregnancy. Amazingly she hid the pregnancy from her fiance, parents, friends and co workers even acting as a bridesmaid two days before delivery. Her demeanor when confronted by police was described as calm,  and she texted a joke to her father just before he found the tiny body of the first baby.

She continues on bail even though she failed a drug test. TN has a safe haven law that allows newborn babies to be dropped of at a designated safe haven with no legal implications.  


I am always interested in reading the comments in a sad story such as this. They were pretty muted as everyone still seems to be in shock. Only one so far said why didn't she just have an abortion. She had a job and means.  Abortion would have made the act  of ending these lives legal but the demise of two babies would still be the result. There will be no happy ending here for anyone. Can you imagine the agony to the long list of couples waiting to adopt when  they read this? 

A local station did a good job of pointing out that Crisis Pregnancy Centers offer free and confidential information and  provide non judgmental assistance for those in crisis pregnancies. As  point of interest there are four such centers located close to her home and workplace.

"Women every day are confronted with unplanned pregnancies and left shocked by the news.
One of the places women can go for help is the Hope Clinic located in Nashville. 
Since Lowe's story came to light, the clinic has been flooded with letters and e-mails from former clients. 
"This whole story could have ended differently if this young woman had known about us.  If she'd just walked in the door once, we could have shown her there are other options.  Even if she wasn't ready to parent, we could have helped her with that decision," said Renee Rizzo with the Hope Clinic. 
The Hope Clinic is a free, confidential and non-judgmental place for women to go for help."

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