If I were a woman of (still) childbearing age, and if I had the means or the choice (or inclination), I would give birth in Finland. Or in any of the other Nordic countries, which all ranked at the top of the list of “mother-friendly” locales as compiled by the international NGO Save the Children.
They probably had Christmas on their minds. The children and teachers at the Sandy Hook Elementary School were said to be talking about a Christmas pageant that took place the night before. Some teachers were huddled in an office discussing the fourth-grade program, while doubtless the children—probably some performers and mostly members of the audience—still had the show playing out in their imaginations.
