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Dear Friend:
A storm is brewing against breastfeeding with the publication of Hanna Rosin’s article "The Case Against Breast-Feeding" in the April 2009 issue of The Atlantic. Rosin was also featured on the Today show on March 16 with NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman. Although their discussion deplorably misrepresented the medical research on breastfeeding, it also appropriately highlighted a much bigger issue: it can be very challenging to achieve optimal breastfeeding recommendations in the United States.
Read the article in The Atlantic: The Case Against Breastfeeding
View the clip from The Today Show: Today Show Clip
The United States Breastfeeding Committee has sent a letter to the editor of The Atlantic, co-signed by many of its members and other national organizations: Letter to the Editor
But we also need your help to bring an end to this unnecessary and irresponsible "debate" about the proven health risks of not breastfeeding, and to reframe the discussion to focus on what's really at stake: support for mothers and families.
Write a letter to the editor of The Atlantic today using USBC's easy online tool and sample talking points. Letters to the editor can reach a large audience, allowing readers to comment on the way issues are addressed in the mass media.
Take action: Democracy in Action
1 day ago
2 comments:
that is crazy!!! that woman just sounds very bitter.... and she contradicts herself, saying she was trapped inside breastfeeding but then she was out and about exposing herself while breastfeeding.... i don't think formula feeding vs breastfeeding was her problem at all...
I agree. I think the woman just used breastfeeding as a scapegoat for the fact that she wanted to hand off her baby and not feel bad about it. She wasn't saying bottlefeeding would make her life easier; she was saying not having to feed her baby would make her life easier.
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