>>>guilt or the right to know, rather lengthy This reply was incredibly astute. May I have your permission to use it with credit given to you the author, of course.. This is a response to the issue of inducing guilt in mothers who can't/won't/don't breastfeed by promoting breastfeeding through BFHI. I've been studying the rhetoric of the discourses concerning infant feeding in the U.S. for about 7 years now, and this is what I conclude about the "guilt issue":... Bernice L. Hausman Associate Professor English Dept. (0112) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA 24061 540-231-5076 (office) 540-231-5692 (fax) Christine Betzold NP IBCLC MSN www.starfireinternational.net/breastfed *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html