The 6/14/99 issue of The Nation has an column by Katha
Pollitt (she has been one of my favorite columnists -
until now) on the Walrond case.  She begins by making
several excellent points about the lack of health
insurance, poverty, social isolation in the US.  She
also makes some excellent points about why women need
support to breastfeed.

However, she has some very negative things to say
about breastfeeding and "all of us."

Advocates of breast-feeding [sic] have done a good job
of making women feel guilty if they don't opt for it,
but there's a reason that it's mostly prosperous women
who choose it and stick with it."

To see this column. www.TheNation.com  Go to the
current issue.  It's in the index.

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Johanna Berger, LSW
Breastfeeding Counselor
Bala Cynwyd, PA
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