Stop Scapegoating Nursing Mothers!

Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly needs a serious education about the positive economic impact of breastfeeding. During a recent show, O’Reilly suggested that a recent decision to eliminate patient co-pays for breastfeeding and other prevention services would increase health care costs for employers and “inhibit hiring.” Tell O’Reilly and Fox News it’s time to get their facts straight & stop scapegoating nursing mothers!

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To: Bill O'Reilly and Fox News President Roger Ailes

Fox News owes it to your viewers to get your facts straight about the economic impact of breastfeeding on our nation's economy.  Despite Mr O'Reilly's recent claims, case studies among U.S. businesses demonstrate that making breastfeeding more affordable and accessible to female employees lowers the health care coverage costs for employers. 

It's time to get your facts straight and stop the spin on this critical issue to women and employers.


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    Set Bill O'Reilly & Fox News Straight
    Dear Friend,

    Nursing mothers and "breastfeeding stuff" a threat to the lagging US economy?! Fox News Commentator Bill O'Reilly thinks so.

    During his show last week, O’Reilly blurted: "Now the federal government is ordering the health insurance companies to pay for all breast feeding stuff, all female birth control stuff, all preventative measures for doctors for ladies that go in. What do you think that’s gonna do? That’s going to inhibit hiring even more!"

    Supporting breastfeeding "inhibits hiring"!? Not so!

    O'Reilly is flat-out misinformed. Study after study shows that allowing women to breastfeed saves our economy and our businesses funds. In fact, the American Academy of Pediatrics has estimated that we could save $13 billion per year in health care costs if 90% of women were able to nurse their babies for at least six months as recommended by doctors. These added savings for businesses would spark hiring, not inhibit it.

    *Set Bill O'Reilly and Fox News straight on the facts about breastfeeding, and tell them to stop scape-goating breastfeeding moms! http://action.momsrising.org/sign/SetOReillyStraight2?referring_akid=2894.1746706.TSqNRG&source=taf

    MomsRising will deliver your signatures, along with the real facts about the Department of Health & Human Services’ new guidelines relating to breastfeeding directly to Bill O’Reilly and his bosses at Fox News. The female viewers of Fox News deserve to hear what's really going on with their health insurance coverage.

    Thanks!
    Lorrie

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