*Women Take to the Web to Buy, Sell Breast Milk*
Published on Our Bodies Our
Blog<http://www.ourbodiesourblog.org/blog/2011/06/women-take-to-the-web-to-buy-sell-breast-milk>|
shared via
feedly <http://www.feedly.com>
I don't typically have "Wired" magazine in mind when I look for interesting
women's health stories, so I just stumbled across their recent piece on the
online market for human breast milk.
In Liquid Gold: The Booming Market for Human Breast
Milk<http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/05/ff_milk/all/1>,
author Judy Dutton explores how and why women come to online sites to buy,
sell and donate breast milk to other women (and a few men) as well as safety
concerns and the benefits of breast milk. She also examines the question of
whether individuals should be allowed to sell breast milk directly to other
individuals, without going through a breast milk bank.
According to the piece, breast milk is apparently considered a food in the
U.S. and so is not as regulated as tissues and blood are; buying and selling
breast milk is apparently legal in most states.
Dutton explains a few reasons why women might want to go online for this
need. Some women prefer to donate milk directly to another woman rather than
have it be resold by a milk bank. Other reasons include the ability to
alleviate financial difficulties by selling extra milk, screening and
restrictions involved in donating to banks, the high costs associated with
purchasing milk through a milk bank, lack of insurance coverage for
obtaining donor milk, and the appeal of this simple 21st century update of
the age old practice of women feeding each other's babies.
What do you think? Should individuals be able to buy and sell breast milk?
How do you feel about the risk of contamination and the lack of screening in
person-to-person sales or donations? Is this something you would consider?
Let us know in the comments!
Feedly. Feed your mind. http://www.feedly.com <http://www.feedly.com/#mail>
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
------------------------------------
=======================
Milis Wanita Muslimah
Membangun citra wanita muslimah dalam diri, keluarga, maupun masyarakat.
Twitter: http://twitter.com/wanita_muslimah
Situs Web: http://www.wanita-muslimah.com
ARSIP DISKUSI : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/messages
Kirim Posting mailto:wanita-muslimah@yahoogroups.com
Berhenti mailto:wanita-muslimah-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
Milis Keluarga Sejahtera mailto:keluarga-sejahtera@yahoogroups.com
Milis Anak Muda Islam mailto:majelismuda@yahoogroups.com
Milis ini tidak menerima attachment.Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
wanita-muslimah-digest@yahoogroups.com
wanita-muslimah-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
wanita-muslimah-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
0 comments:
Post a Comment