g raphael <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > What health practitioner or health agency would defend a woman's right to > smoke during pregnancy??? I'm not sure if this is what you actuall mean, georgia, but I would absolutely 100% defend a woman's _right_ to smoke during pregnancy, just as I'd defend a woman's right not to breastfeed - no matter how much I might think it's a bad decision. If there were any moves to criminalise what a woman does with her body during pregnancy, I'd be first in line to chain myself to Parliament House in protest. I think it's very important to separate public health education messages from a rights-based discourse, _especially_ when it comes to pregnancy, reproduction, and women's bodies. Dr Lara Hopkins *********************************************** 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