Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Despite more laws protecting breast-feeding, squeamishness remains

They're asked to leave concerts, burger joints and coffee houses. What the women are doing is not illegal. It is in fact strongly recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Medical evidence supporting breast-feeding keeps growing, but nursing mothers struggle against lingering squeamishness at the idea of feeding a baby with a body part.

As Ohio creates a right to breast-feed in public, a federal bill languishes and bills were killed or are stuck in the few states that never addressed the issue.

click to read more...

No comments: