US Threatened Ecuador Over Breast Feeding, Think Formula and US Commerce
US Threatened Ecuador Over Breastfeeding
American delegates to the U.N.-affiliated World Health Assembly reportedly strong-armed Ecuador and other nations to stop them from introducing a resolution endorsing breastfeeding. The South American country had intended to submit a document urging all nations to “protect, support and promote” nursing mothers, but withdrew it after Trump administration representatives threatened to withdraw military aid and impose trade restrictions, The New York Times reported. The U.S. ultimately dropped its opposition — seen as support for the $70 billion baby food industry — once the resolution was introduced by Russia.
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