NOW Supports Mother of Drowned Children

The National Organization for Women and other groups are helping to raise money to defend Andrea Yates--the mother accused of drowning her five children in the bathtub--in part to help other women suffering from postpartum depression.

“It gives us a platform for something that obviously needs education,” said Deborah Bell, president of Texas NOW.

The groups, which included the American Civil Liberties Union, oppose the death penalty for Yates, saying her depression should be taken into account.

Yates, 37, called Houston police June 20 and admitted drowning her children. Her husband, Russell, told police his wife had been treated for postpartum depression.