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Originally Posted by Villages PL
Breast feeding represents the healthier option for babies; formula feeding represents the healthier option for industry. That's all you have to know to figure out which side Limbaugh came down on. Go ahead, take a wild guess.
Answer: He criticized New York city mayor, Bloomberg, for wanting women to be informed about the benefits of breast feeding their babies. After being informed, they would still be free to choose formula.
Shouldn't women be informed of all the possible consequences before deciding to abort? Oops, I mean before deciding to abort breast feeding.  |
As usual in your knee jerk hate of all things Limbaugh (why do you listen?), you're not telling the whole story about Rush's take on this.
The story is about the "Nanny of New York" pushing what the New York Post is calling "the most restrictive pro-breast-milk program in the nation". I'm not going to argue the health benefits of breast milk. It's a given and the baby is given immunities by breast milk it wouldn't get otherwise. This is about governmental overreach and the rise of the nanny state.
The New York Post reports: "Under the city Health Department’s voluntary "Latch On NYC" initiative, 27 of the city’s 40 hospitals have also agreed to give up swag bags sporting formula-company logos, toss out formula-branded tchotchkes like lanyards and mugs, and
document a medical reason for every bottle that a newborn receives.
He's a bit perturbed about governmental overreach, and wondering why the government under Nanny Bloomberg is pressuring hospitals to ration baby formula in the same manner as a prescription drug and to browbeat mothers who ask for the formula.
Mayor Bloomberg pushing NYC hospitals to hide baby formula so more new mothers will breast-feed - NYPOST.com
The Nanny of New York Strikes Again - The Rush Limbaugh Show