Mothers selling breast milk . . . to men
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In California and New York, the sale of breast milk is illegal. (Courtesy of Human Milk Banking Association of North America)
In certified milk banks, pasteurization kills viruses and bacteria. (Courtesy of Human Milk Banking Association of North America)
“Young mother, healthy, nonsmoker, sells breast milk for $1.50 an ounce.” Although the practice is highly discouraged by health organizations, an online market has developed for breast milk--not for sale to mothers, but to adult men with a breast milk fetish.
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