The US baby formula shortage continues. Don’t tell desperate parents to ‘just breastfeed’ | Tayo Bero

The US baby formula crisis isn't really about whether or not a person can breastfeed, because they shouldn't have to live in a society where that's their only option

In the US today, states that have banned abortion can force you to give birth against your will. Yet in those same states - and the whole country - there is a severe shortage of baby formula. The baby formula shortage is just one of the many crises facing American parents: there is still no national pre-K, no guaranteed parental leave, and few protections for people who lose their jobs when they give birth or become pregnant.

But rather than blame the government for failing to protect children and parents, some Americans are blaming parents. Since news of the US baby formula shortage broke, there's been a tidal wave of news and social media commentary yelling at desperate parents to just breastfeed".

Tayo Bero is a Guardian US columnist