Posted on 08/02/2012 11:17:44 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
“Unnecessary” is subject to debate but not impossible to become appropriate. Anyone calling this “fascism” should brush up on the subject.
It will be the Feminazis who will object most to encouraging breast feeding.
Dude! No.
Unless you want the milk from fridge that somehow separated into curds and whey.
It’s not for government to dictate.
I'm pointing out that if your ideals were implemented in full, there would necessarily be a loss of liberty.
And no one is dictating anything so don’t worry about too much dictating.
As soon as I work up a concern about crackhos I’ll let you know.
Yeah. Because one of the basic functions of government is being in charge of breastfeeding. It's right up there with defense and foreign policy.
You can't make this stuff up.
No, you have it backwards. The Feminazies already demand that breast feeding be made mandatory and public.
RIGHT THERE IT IS ~ top of the article too.
See the term "Limiting unnecessary formula feedings" ~ that's a tad subjective ~ "Unnecessary" ~ is authoritarian.
First, you left out three important words: "limiting unnecessary formula feedings for breastfed newborns." This is aimed at hospitals that give formula to breastfed newborns (e.g., newborns whose mothers CHOOSE to breastfeed), sometimes against the stated desires of the parents. This provision has no effect on new mothers who choose not to breastfeed. If a new mother chooses to give her kid formula, participating hospitals won't stop her, and will provide that formula.
Second, to the extent "unnecessary" is authoritarian, that word is from the report about this program, not from the program itself. A more accurate phrase would be "without medical indication."
“The goal should be 100%.”
Not for the government it shouldn’t. It’s none of their dang business whether mothers decide to breastfeed or not. I certainly don’t want them spending my tax dollars worrying about it.
No wonder people find it necessary to bring guards to hospitals these days ~
The rules already say no formula for breastfed infants without medical indication. This is not a new rule. All the "no formula for breastfed infants" provision of this program means is that participating hospitals agree to abide by the already-existing rule.
And, again, this is intended to be a counterbalance to the policy/culture/practice in some hospitals to give formula nearly always (even, as happened with my daughter, when the parents specifically instruct otherwise).
Bloomturd needs to be tarred and feathered. PERIOD!
Not yet........but just you wait.
This is Bloomberg - his "suggestions" become mandates, mandates are not voluntary. He is also telling hospitals they have to justify every bottle of formula given.
I'm sorry, but nothing coming out of the health department/mayor's office in NYC can be trusted.
Everything you said is perfectly correct.
I’m sick of these so called “conservatives” who have no problem with government edicts that agree with their own personal agendae and totally miss how they are just feeding the beast.
Not a single nurse said a single word to me about formula when my daughter was born and I don’t know any woman who has had a child in the past 20 years who has heard any such thing. Guess I just live in the wrong place where mothers are allowed to make their won decisions about such things.
Thank goodness I let NYC when I turned 22. As bad as it is admitting I was born and raised there - I would be truly embarrassed to have to admit I lived there.
Watch as “the world turns” and we become in the majority 60-70 posts later
Let all the voters weigh in............*S*...
let Bloomberg explain it.....lol...
as I read down thru the posts....I see u starting to win...Why am I not surprised?...
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