Would somebody please explain to me why it is not respectful of
woman's privacy if a hospital refuses to endorse an inferior baby food
by showering her with financial  inducements? I think that the makers
of non-human milk are going to have to come up with a better argument.

norma

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=117595&format=&page=1
>    Formula companies say their top priority is healthy mothers and babies, regardless of whether they breast-feed or use formula.
    Gail Wood, a spokeswoman for Mead Johnson & Company, which makes
Enfamil, said the ban was "over the top" and intrudes on the private
choice about feeding a baby, which is made between mothers and their
doctors.
    "I don't think they're respecting the decisions of women and the
decisions of health care professionals," she said. "I think it's not
respectful of their privacy."
    The bags are often diaper bags or backpacks with a cute mascot on
the front, such as the bunny used by Enfamil. Besides a sample of
formula, the bags contain coupons, information about formula feeding
and breast-feeding. The "Very Best Baby" bag given out by Nestle has
an ice pack for chilling breast milk, a music CD and a photo album,
among other items, according to the company Web site. <

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