Odd question about "Veganism"

[anysia]

Is breastfeeding a baby against the doctrine of Veganism? Isn't this taking the 'no animal products' a bit too far?

The reason I ask is that there have been 4 cases (death) of infants starving to death. One of them because the parents are Vegans and only fed soy milk and apple juice.

If an adult wants to become a vegan, that is all well and good. Their bodies are all growed up, and can tolerate all sorts of abuse. (Funnily enough, a show "What's Good For you" showed that the vegan's health check results were not all that flash hot. The total meat eater guy in the test had worse cholesterol levels than the vegan, but the vegan was anemic, had extremely low levels of B vitamin complexes, and low iron.)

Comments

[dafwarg.livejournal.com]

I believe because it's consensual, it is deemed acceptable.

infants

[shadoutcarver.livejournal.com]

can't consent

Re: infants

[dafwarg.livejournal.com]

no, but the mother is consenting to provide her milk to her child. It's perfectly natural, after all, that's why female mammals have mammary glands. Every vegan I have talked to has said that the problem with using animal products is that animals are exploited for when they aren't consenting to give of their own free will.

Re: infants

[anysia.livejournal.com]

no, but the mother is consenting to provide her milk to her child.

Sorry no, but if she has chosen to have a baby, it is her responsibility to put aside her wants and take care of the baby's needs. The problem is the mothers are NOT nursing their babies, or not getting enough nutrients in themselves to pass them along to the babies. Read the article.

Grown humans (aka adults) can tolerate Veganism. Growing infants cannot.

Every vegan I have talked to has said that the problem with using animal products is that animals are exploited for when they aren't consenting to give of their own free will.

But they are ok with the deaths of millions of animals due to pollution and toxins created by making vinyl, or other synthetics? *boggle* Are they driving cars that use fossil fuels? Epochs old remains of plants and animals.

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

I think you misunderstood the question, as did I when I first read it.