> At some point it seems we should progress enough to be able to convey in
> appropriate terms that breastfeeding should not primarily be a mom's personal
> choice issue, .....it is significantly a baby health and well-being issue.
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I once got myself into quite a controversy when I made the comment that
breastfeeding should be promoted as a public health issue. I got all
sorts of "it isn't a public health issue it is an individual choice"
Well excuse me but ALL  public health concerns are a matter of
individual choice.
To immunize or not
To smoke or not
To wear a seat belt or not
To use a child restraint or not
To practice safe sex or not
and on and on
When public money has to go toward treatment of preventable things it is
a public health issue.
Mary Graden
Idaho

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