Well this shows up some of the cultural differences on Lactnet and those of
us outside of the US look at this with different eyes. The word that comes
up in my mind when I think of mothers being forceably separated from their
little babies because "they knew what they were signing up for" is probably
too inflamatory to post on Lactnet.
Karleen Gribble
Australia

> Maybe they do. Maybe your law is wrong. I know Lactnet is not a place
> for political debate, but I feel this issue has a lot to do with
> breastfeeding.
> I believe the soldiers who are contemplating getting pregnant know
> intellectually they will have to go back to the military after giving
> birth, but that is not the same as the reality when it hits you.
> Shouldn't American law protect these mothers, and more importantly,
> their children, the future of the nation?
> -- 
> Heleen Hayes
> www.xs4all.nl/~hhayes

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