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Date: | Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:51:15 +0200 |
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I do understand that the Code is not "law" in the US. Apparently only 16
countries in the world have passed legislation to give effect to the Code
(Zimbabwe included - 2 versions, one in 1997 and one in l998, and it's by no
means perfect yet). Nevertheless, seeing we had ratified it, we did have a
kind of "gentleman's agreement" that we would abide by the Code for many
years before it actually went through Parliament. The International Code
was developed as a set of voluntary guidelines to prevent the health of
babies being sabotaged for commercial gain - it's a matter of ethics, not
law. And the notion that the Code was designed only to protect the babies
in poor, under-developed countries is erroneous, as we all know.
I share Jack's view that more could be done on the Code and the BFHI, here
too Pat in spite of your envy of our 43 BFHI institutions - but it takes
vision and "political will".
Pamela Morrison IBCLC, sighing in Zimbabwe ...
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