>There was a posting on facebook about a pregnant woman and partner 
>who were not allowed to marry by social workers and whose baby will 
>be put in foster care because she is deemed as not intelligent 
>enough to be married or have a child.  Just wondering if 
>breastfeeding advocates will take up her cause?


These are not normally grounds for removing a baby from its natural 
parents. There is certain to be more to the situation.  I take it 
this is the story?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/scotland/6365363/Social-services-to-take-baby-from-teenager-deemed-too-stupid-to-marry.html

Breastfeeding advocacy organisations don't normally get involved in 
this sort of battle - we don't have the resources and while this is a 
desperately sad situation, something like this can't really be the 
focus of our work.

There are other advocacy groups working in this area, however.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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