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Christelle May Napiza

Outrage After Breastfeeding Conference Books Speaker Who Said Men May Lactate for 'Sexual Gratification'

Outrage After Breastfeeding Conference Books Speaker Who Said Men May Lactate for ‘Sexual Gratification’ (Credit: Unsplash)

A leading Irish women's rights campaigner has accused a state-funded lactation body of enabling child abuse, in a row that has forced the Association of Lactation Consultants in Ireland (ALCI) to pause ticket sales for its October conference in Galway.

The controversy follows weeks of mounting protest from breastfeeding advocates, a local councillor, and campaign groups.

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