This case is awful i feel. I was following it closely when we were living in
that county just a few weeks ago. I even wrote an editorial in the paper
with my opinion.  I am suprised they ruled against her like that. Maybe I am
getting off topic by posting this though.

patti
(mother of three, nursing mother of 18-mo twins and aspiring LC in
Wisconsin)


-----Original Message-----
From: Johnson, Martha (PHMG) <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 7:15 PM
Subject: HIV+ mom loses in Oregon


>Hello All,
>Just a quick note to say that an hour ago the judge ruled against Kathleen
>and David Tyson in their case seeking to regain legal custody of their 4
>month old son Felix, and their desire for Kathleen to breastfeed him.  I
>will fill in some of my impressions of the details later.  In chatting
>outside the courtroom with a couple of the expert witnesses, I heard that
>there are as many as 8 similar cases pending around the US at this time.
>Martha Johnson RN IBCLC
>Eugene, OR
>
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