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Subject:
Breastfeeding as constitutional right
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katie allison granju <[log in to unmask]>
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Lactation Information and Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 08:47:20 -0400
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> << I was not surprised that the court found that a baby does not
>  have a constitutional right to be breastfed. >>
>
> The legal information LLL has states that breastfeeding was found to be a
> consitutional right as a result of Dike v Orange County School Board (1981).
>

The Ct. has addressed a mother's right to breastfeed her baby. It has
not addressed a baby's right to *receive* breastmilk.


Katie Allison Granju
Knoxville, TN

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