Staff Edit: Breastfeeding by coercion
The Daily Free Press
The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University

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The debate over whether the government should have any say in our private lives -- and if so, how much -- has taken a new twist here in Massachusetts. This time, the issue is breastfeeding. 

The Massachusetts Public Health Council had passed a measure barring hospitals from giving out gift bags containing baby formula to new mothers, citing the clear health advantages of breastfeeding. But facing criticism from several corners -- including Gov. Mitt Romney, who asked the board to drop the ban -- the board decided this week to hold off on any action until at least May, clearing the way for the controversy to swell in the coming months. 

Hard-line breast-feeders would prefer that all women do it their way. For now, the most they can do is try to stop mothers from getting formula freebies, but even this step would be an intrusion on mothers' prerogative to take care of their children as they see fit.

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Janice Reynolds

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