Jul. 18th, 2006

Disturbing

Jul. 18th, 2006 07:32 am
velvetpage: (Default)
http://www.alternet.org/story/39075/?cID=157565#c157565

This is an article about an attempt to make smoking illegal - but only if you happen to be pregnant.

My first response was that this made sense. Then I thought about a few things, like the nature of addiction, the lack of access to health care in general and addiction recovery programs in particular, and the general demonization of moms-to-be who may end up avoiding prenatal care as a result. Call me a socialist, but wouldn't they be better off making anti-addiction programs and decent prenatal care available to help women become good moms, rather than criminalizing their risky but legal behaviours?
velvetpage: (cat in teacup)
For those who said they might be interested in starting a community to support combo feeding - or for that matter, any feeding choice for a baby - I think I'm going to do it. I'd like one other moderator, preferably someone with lots of knowledge and experience of babies and new moms, though that's not a prerequisite. And I need a name. Any ideas?

Some initial thoughts:

combo_feed
breast_etc
bottle_and_breast (is this one too long, and should I be implying that bottle = formula?)

Other suggestions welcome.

Edit: I've decided I want moderated membership and posting access by all members, rather than a moderated community. I'd kinda like to have a second maintainer, so if anyone volunteers, that's what you're volunteering for.

Most likely name so far: breast&bottle

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