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A Mother's Story: The Truth About the Baby M Case
A Mother's Story The Truth About the Baby M Case Author:Mary Beth Whitehead, Loretta Schwartz-Nobel Mary Beth Whitehead never expected to become a household name and media figure when she decided to help a childless couple by signing a surrogacy contract. But when Mary Beth realized that she could not give her baby away and refused to do so, she literally became an object of public contempt. Public opinion was formed to a large ext... more »ent by the behavior of the trial judge and the coverage of the case by the press, which created the perception of Mary Beth as an unfit, hysterical, and manipulative mother and the Sterns as an educated, affluent couple who would be ideal parents.
But there is another side to the story. Now, for the first time and in her own words, Mary Beth Whitehead finally reveals the truth about the Baby M case. If you joined in the public's perception of Mary Beth and the Baby M case, this book will challenge your beliefs and may well change your mind.
Here is the moving story of a mother's love for her baby daughter, the agony of their separation, and her courageous fight for her baby's return. Mary Beth takes us from her childhood and early marriage to her idealistic decision to help an infertile couple have a child. We read of her heartbreaking realization that she has made a terrible mistake, her brutal treatment by the police who handcuff and throw her into a police car when she refuses to surrender her nursing infant, her shock and depression when her baby is finally seized by the police, and her anger when she eventually learns in court that Betsy Stern was not infertile. We experience firsthand the dialogue and searing drama of one of the most publicized and controversial trials of our generation. We witness Mary Beth's public humiliation and the termination of all her parental rights. And we read of her vindication by the New Jersey Supreme Court.
This is the story that both the trial judge and the Sterns tried to keep out of the press. No matter how much you think you know about the Baby M case, A Mother's Story will surprise and may even shock you. It is difficult to put down, and it is impossible to forget. « less