"Every mother has a right not to breastfeed - it's her body. Surely the issue is if the child then has a right to human milk?" We can probably take care of that right over time, by ramping up milk banks and/or figuring out how to can human milk. Not a perfect solution but way better than formula, of course. But what about a child's right to his first human relationship - breastfeeding? That's a much more subtle right and vastly more difficult to secure, but just possibly the more important issue overall. No answers here, beyond improving birth so that more mothers will *want* to breastfeed, but I do worry that our culture completely forgets there's a relationship involved here, in its pursuit of the milk. Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL Ithaca, NY USA www.normalfed.com *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome