> Part of the problem is that the people who disagree with Marianne and mee, > feel that they > have breastfeeding on the top of their list. They feel a modern > breastfeeding mom cannot do > without a pump and bottles. They say that marketing bottles by a > pump-manufacturer is > breastfeeding friendly. They feel that bottles are these days associated > with breastfeeding > (are they really??????) > In short: they think they comply with the spirit of the code, and we > disagree... > > Heleen > of the Dutch IBFAN group ----------What annoyes me in this discussion (as an area council-member of La Leche League Netherlands) is that the content of the WHO-code is pushed aside as "does not count in the Netherlands". Understand what I mean? All five BF-orgs in the Netherlands have stated somewhere in their statutes/bylaws (or whatever these things are called) that they "follow the Code". And now that trouble is popping up (critical questions about accepting advertisement-money from code-violators), the WHO-code is suddenly outdated and can be pushed aside, because Modern Mothers in the Netherlands nééd pumps and this addressing of companies like Medela and Avent as "code-violators" is not important. Ah well, this stupid outdated WHO-code-violator-thing, come on, we have outgrown that. Well. I can work with everybody who wants to discusss the content in the WHO-code in depth. I love the process of discussing, thinking and visioning. But: this discussion should take place at the offices of the WHO (and on this list ofcourse :-))) and after a lot of thinking and weighing etc.etc. it míght be that the Code is reworded - or whatever. I would applaud that, if the process is transparent and incorruptable. But untill the New Code is there, organisations who say they follow the code, have to follow the code as it is now. The Classic Code. Yes. I know. I'm strict. It's sooooooo easy to have strict principles :-)))) Lydia, LLL, Netherlands Don't try, do. Or do not. There is no try. ~ Yoda *********************************************** 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