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LAS14

(13,769 posts) Mon Jul 9, 2018, 08:42 PM Jul 2018

It never ends!!!! (Breast feeding resolution quashed by U.S.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/health/world-health-breastfeeding-ecuador-trump.html?partner=IFTTT

Based on decades of research, the resolution says that mother’s milk is healthiest for children and countries should strive to limit the inaccurate or misleading marketing of breast milk substitutes.

Then the United States delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations.

Wicked, wicked, wicked!!!!!

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It never ends!!!! (Breast feeding resolution quashed by U.S.) (Original Post) LAS14 Jul 2018 OP

This early morning on CNN news Iliyah Jul 2018 #1

I think this was orchestrated to make the Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #2

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

1. This early morning on CNN news

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 08:49 PM

Jul 2018

I wanted to find out about Thailand and they reported about the breastfeeding and that the WH bullied the other countries but mother Russia stepped in.

Phoenix61

(16,992 posts)

2. I think this was orchestrated to make the

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 09:45 PM

Jul 2018

US look bad and Russia look good.

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