Hi everyone,

As expected, the Massachusetts Public Health Council today took no  action on 
the formula marketing bags, killing the hopes for regulation banning  the 
gift bags as long as Mitt Romney is Governor.  The Department of Public  Health 
apparently had no choice but to report that no action be taken, as a 10  year 
old executive order allowed the Romney Administration to block the  regulation 
from even being submitted for a vote.  

Plan B: The  Massachusetts Breastfeeding Coalition will initiate a statewide 
and national Ban  the Bags campaign-- a website, _www.banthebags.org_ 
(http://www.banthebags.org) , with resources other  hospitals can use. We will work 
with Massachusetts hospitals individually to  make more progress. We plan to 
launch this over the summer.  We've made a  lot of progress. Despite the outcome 
today, I feel very good about all we've  accomplished. Our hard work is making 
progress! 
 
Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA


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