"formula should only be available by prescription" is something I'd like to see... in places with universal healthcare free at the point of service.
I'm curious, in the light of your comment further down - does that mean you think people whose reason for not breastfeeding is "that's not something I'm willing to do with my body" should have to see a doctor before they can feed their baby the way they want to? Seems like an unnecessary drain on GP resources to do it that way, and I think it would also make it easier for privileged women to choose formula than for less privileged women (since knowing how to/having the confidence to navigate the NHS and other forms of officialdom is a classically middle-class, English-speaking privilege.)
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I'm curious, in the light of your comment further down - does that mean you think people whose reason for not breastfeeding is "that's not something I'm willing to do with my body" should have to see a doctor before they can feed their baby the way they want to? Seems like an unnecessary drain on GP resources to do it that way, and I think it would also make it easier for privileged women to choose formula than for less privileged women (since knowing how to/having the confidence to navigate the NHS and other forms of officialdom is a classically middle-class, English-speaking privilege.)