Wednesday, August 03, 2005

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The woman behind a petition calling for legislative protection of breastfeeding in public believes the Government has missed the point of her campaign.

Auckland woman Liz Weatherly said the Cabinet's response earlier this week to a select committee recommendation on the subject lacked commitment.

"The Cabinet has focused on the health benefits of breastfeeding, which completely misses the point," she said in a statement.

"The petition was about the need to explicitly protect breastfeeding as a fundamental human right in the same way as pregnancy and childbirth are protected."


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