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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsU.S. OBJECTS TO BREASTFEEDING RESOLUTION WITH SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS, UNTIL RUSSIA SUPPORTED IT
http://www.newsweek.com/us-breastfeeding-resolution-opposition-russia-objects-un-world-health-1013327?utm_campaign=NewsweekFacebookSF&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialThe Trump administration shocked global health officials when it pushed back on decades of scientific research that recognized breast milk as the healthiest option for babies.
At the United Nations World Health Assembly this spring officials from the United States held up a resolution designed to promote breastfeeding by attempting to remove specific language according to the New York Times.
U.S. officials sought to remove language that called on governments to protect, promote and support breastfeeding as well as a separate section that called for governments to restrict the promotion of products that experts agree could cause harm to children.
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U.S. opposition to the resolution ended, however, when Russia introduced the measure. Officials from the U.S. did not challenge Russia despite threatening Ecuador for introducing the same measure. "We feel that it is wrong when a big country tries to push around some very small countries," A Russian delegate told the Times of Russia's decision to introduce the resolution.
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U.S. OBJECTS TO BREASTFEEDING RESOLUTION WITH SCIENTIFIC CONSENSUS, UNTIL RUSSIA SUPPORTED IT (Original Post)
Beaverhausen
Jul 2018
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AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)1. we are now behind russia, instead of leading we follow
Phoenix61
(17,019 posts)2. IMHO, this was planned to make Russia
look like the good guys. It provides ammo for allowing them back into the G7.
woodsprite
(11,924 posts)4. Or Russia told the US to go against it
Convincing them that they would as well. Planned to prove to the world that this administration is Putins lapdog or fluffer.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)3. oh god dammit.
We are lap-dogging Russia....and millions of service people are like....ho hum.