Friday, November 18, 2005

Petition to save breastfeeding clinic fails to reverse decision on closing it (The Globe and Mail)

When Esther Goldstein launched her battle to save a renowned North York breastfeeding clinic two weeks ago, she opened a new inbox on her home computer.

Today, that inbox has been flooded with nearly 2,000 e-mails -- signatures and letters of support for the outpatient clinic that is run out of North York General Hospital by celebrated breastfeeding expert Jack Newman.

"The affirmations that are coming through are incredible. I don't know anybody that could derive this kind of support in such a short period of time," said Ms. Goldstein, a former patient. "I'm in awe."

Yesterday, she added another 125 signatures to her petition, which has grown to 90 pages.

Despite the surge of support, which has also come in from former patients living in Europe and the United States, Glenn Berall, chief of pediatrics at North York General, said the hospital hasn't changed its decision to close the clinic.



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