Comments on: Smoking v. Nursing in Public: The Law

By: karhleen

karhleen — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:55:35 +0000

I agree with yay Canada.

Wish the World Health Organization could clear up DDT and other poisons that show up in mother’s milk — horrible symbolism of our culture — and cancel the insane widespread US fluoridation of water, which if the water is used in preparing commercial infant formula can seriously injure the baby. Fluoride traditionally is a rat and roach poison; if a child swallows her fluoride toothpaste you have to dial 911 aand PRAY and get to the E.R. FAST. No one thinks about the live human being in the middle of all these nutty toxin baths. How great that WHO and Canada defend the baby’s health this way.

By: Lauren @ Hobo Mama

Lauren @ Hobo Mama — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:21:37 +0000

You’ve really summed it up perfectly: “The laws governing breastfeeding exist to protect mothers and children who are safeguarding their own health by breastfeeding. The laws governing tobacco use exist to protect against the dangerous health consequences that occur because of tobacco.”

I love this overview of the legal history of both tobacco use and breastfeeding. I hadn’t known prohibitionists tried targeting smoking as well. The tobacco lobby is really powerful, isn’t it? As is the formula lobby, sigh.

I also liked the overview of the WHO Code. Now if more companies and countries would actually follow it.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:35:35 +0000

Thanks for the great and thorough and very impressive-sounding summary. And as a Canadian, can I just say yay Canada? I’m glad to know that we have that protection under law.

By: Maman A Droit

Maman A Droit — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:17:04 +0000

Very interesting, especially about whether each is a fundamental right. It’d be interesting to see how the Supreme Court would rule. I’d like to say in favor of mamas and babies but who knows.

By: Marilyn (A Lot of Loves)

Marilyn (A Lot of Loves) — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:21:01 +0000

Great detailed post. For me it boils down to the fact that smoking kills while breastfeeding sustains life. Plus that guy is an idiot.

By: allison

allison — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:11:00 +0000

Well this is a nice hard-hitting alternative to most of the rest of us who just went “WHAT?”, then used a lot of expletives.