“numerous studies suggest that breast milk protects infants from developingBush Administration has support on that finding because they want healthy living future informed citizens of America that will vote. They say a healthy child starts from home showing that the Bush Administration wants the overall health of the future leaders of this country to be on top shape. There had been ads promoting the breast feeding of infants to over emphasize how it is truly needed. They also posted ads showing what will happen to their babies if they don’t practice this. Statistics say that
certain illnesses and that formula-feeding increase their health risks” (Orent).
“Type 1 or insulin-dependent, diabetes occurs at significantly lower rates—theThe nutrients that a child receives from being breast fed helps the infant gain an immune system to certain diseases, creating a healthy baby as the baby grows up. Researchers say that there is something in the breast feeding that contributes to that factor.
percentage ranges from 19% to 40% among breast fed babies” (Orent).
I found it interesting how politics got into this fiasco of breast feeding vs. formula based milk. The Bush administration is trying to show how much they care about the citizens of America through their actions of supporting breast feeding. They believe a healthy baby would become a healthy voting citizen in the future. My mom told me that I was a breast fed baby but I personally don’t a hundred percent agree that breast fed babies are healthier than babies fed by formula based milk. It was interesting to see how the media is trying to get a hold of this issue because they want to enforce this onto the citizens of America. The idea of breast feeding, helping an infant become immune to certain diseases amazes me. I don’t see anything wrong with a baby drinking a formula based milk because it does have some nutrients to help the health of the baby. People always say that children are the future and by having healthy infants we can increase the chances of having healthy leaders of America who will become inform citizens. I am amazed on how politicians are actually caring about this small issue.
Works Cited: LA Times article “The White House vs. mother’s milk” by Wendy Orent. Sunday Edition September 30, 2007
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Stories like this make me question whether or not politicians REALLY care about what they say they care about. Obviously this issue is not something that will directly affect anything going on the political world. But the Bush Administration is trying to create an image of itself that is caring and supportive of future generations. This, they hope, will help them gain support from the general public, or at least have it known that they are concerned with the health of American citizens.
Hi Jerome!
I find it funny that the White House has nothing better to debate about than breast feeding children. Many mothers do breast feed, but even more are turning to formulas because they do not have the time or energy to breast feed their babies. Of course breast milk is more nutritious because it is what God intended babies to drink. Even 50 years ago, there was no such thing as baby formulas. If a mother did not have enough milk of her own, babies would be taken to a friend or a "feeding" mother to drink from. :)
Jerome, these are the moments that I question the mental capacities of our politicians. While the information was intriguing, I failed to see what the Bush administration was doing pairing itself with it in the first place. With the war in Iraq, not to mention Bush's low approval ratings, it pisses me off that his administration is taking time to put out a certain image instead of trying to do something that will actually make a difference...I don't know...like not vetoing a childrens health care plan!
Jerome,
I agree with all of the previous comments, that the government has more important matters to attend to. I think that Bush has been yelled at so much by either side, that he is trying to change the subject to something that he cannot get yelled at. Who is going to be able and disagree with a statement like that.
hey I agree that this seems like a pointless argument. Bush can't make mothers breast feed their children. But I do have to say that even if YOU don't agree that it is better for the baby, science has proven that breast feeding IS beneficial. As a supporter of scientific research, I can't argue with proven fact. But still, the government doesn't have any control over this, its a private issue.
Hey man let me start out by saying that was some good sh... stuff at mass today. As for your post, I think whether or not a mother breast feeds eventually boils down to something she has to decide on her own. While I have not done any significant research into the subject myself, my anecdotal knowledge of this issue is that there have also been a significant amount of studies that prove the contrary, saying breast feeding has no significant effect on the child. As this comes down to a privacy issue with the mother (as it is her body) I personally don't think that the White House should be issuing any statements telling her what to do with her body. If it really is because they want more "healthy voters" or whatever they said, maybe they should be working a little bit more on oh say... children's healthcare?
Do policticians care or even realize what they are saying? thats what i want to know. i know they have people who write their speeches for them but are these same people formulating political views and creating programs to help the nation. it seems as if these writers have a huge say in what the president thinks and says. i mean i guess they literally do but comon. think for yourself Mr. Bush.
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