On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:40:08 -0500, Brenda Dalton <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> "medical disability condition".  I don't see that term being applied to
> breastfeeding any time soon!  That would allow all mothers who work
> outside the home who have longterm disability insurance coverage (in the
> US) to claim breastfeeding as a "disability" and not return to work, yet
> be paid for their "disability"... but then again, maybe we would be able
> to increase the length of time women breastfeed if it extended thier
> maternity leave.  As you know though, in the US, it will boil down to the
> all mighty dollar.

as long as we balance that by the increased illness in formula fed
babies, it might work, as well as the increased medical cost of
treating higher cancer rates in formula feeding mothers.   Finland
manages to pay for SAH moms- yet I've met people who think Finland is
a Third World country!

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