An audience at a taping of Oprah Winfrey's podcast on Thursday applauded a call to extend compassion to women of color facing similar circumstances to Lindsay Clancy, whose murder trial ended in a mistrial. The discussion took place in the wake of Clancy's trial, where she admitted to strangling her three children in 2023.

Last week, a mistrial was declared after jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether Clancy was criminally responsible for the deaths. Her defense team argued that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time.

During the podcast taping, Dr. Kameelah Phillips, an OB-GYN, discussed concerns regarding postpartum psychosis and encouraged the audience to show compassion not only for Clancy but also for "women of color." Phillips specifically stated, "I want us to have the same passion for people who don't look like Lindsay, who don't have her same access and education, her melanin, her privilege. There are women of color sitting around this country in prisons for this same thing that we've never heard of. And I just want to remind us to have the pink shirts and the energy for them as well."

This sentiment was met with applause from the audience. Winfrey acknowledged the statistical likelihood of such events, with Phillips agreeing, "It will."

The Clancy trial itself drew attention and criticism from some commentators. Bethany Mandel, a conservative columnist, noted that while hundreds supported Clancy outside the courthouse, "they almost never mention the three child victims."

Dr. Phil McGraw commented on the case, expressing concern that mental illness had become a "political, ideological football." He likened the impact of psychosis to that of a visible brain tumor, stating, "I think people underestimate the power of psychosis in taking over someone’s life. It’s not an excuse, but, for example, if she had a brain tumor you could see on an X-ray, people would go ‘OK, I get that.’ And when you have what took place here, it could be just as powerful as someone whose brain is hijacked by a tumor."

McGraw added, "I’m not excusing what she did in any way. I think she should be held fully accountable, but I think we need to understand causation."

The discussion on Winfrey's podcast highlighted broader conversations about mental health, privilege, and the justice system's treatment of women, particularly women of color, in cases involving severe mental illness and accusations of violence.