Infants born with the "sign of the devil" were killed; usually this sign was something as innocent as a birthmark or a birth defect such as a hare lip. The mothers of these children thought these children were evil and they believed that killing them was in accordance with God's wishes. Twins was also considered evil and slain at birth...
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Some cultures would just kill one of the babies and keep the other; in this situation one baby was killed because the parents would not be able to take care of two children. Infanticide was also done to the physically and mentally handicapped babies, babies that would grow up not being able to take care of themselves, (CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, Infanticide, 2004...
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