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Jeanette,
You have to do what you believe is right.  The end never justifies the means.
 However, I would agree with Jan Barger.  The  ABM company is not paying your
salary directly.  You are not the one who determined where the money would
come from to pay your salary.  However, now that you know, only you can
really decide what is right.
Last night I went to an inservice at which food was served from the kitchen.
 I strongly suspect that ABM money was involved, but I didn't ask, and the
food was good.
There are no easy answers for you, or for your boss for that matter.  The
continued employment of administrators and  middle management are dependent
on making money for the company.
Most medical people really do not know how much difference there is between
breast milk and ABM or between breastfeeding and artificial feeding methods.
 Most of them really think that ABM is almost as good as breast milk.
 Physicians get most of their information on drugs from the drug company
representative.  (Last Saturday night I knew that a drug rep was around at
the office building next to the hospital.  The "antibiotic of the month" had
changed.)  Therefore, it does not seem unreasonable to these same physicians
to get their infant feeding information from formula representatives.
I think the most important thing we can do is to day after day talk about the
benefits of breastfeeding (and the risks of artificial feeding when we dare).
 When people understand the importance of breastfeeding, they will be more
likely to support it.
I, too, get frustrated over the slow pace of change.  But every time I try to
push change too fast, it backfires and I lose ground.
Praying God's wisdom for you.  Bonnie

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