HIV-Infected Mom Seeks Custody of Son
From Times Wire Reports
An HIV-infected mother who lost custody of her baby after she insisted on breast-feeding went to court in Eugene, Ore., seeking to get him back, arguing that her milk can’t spread the deadly virus. Kathleen Tyson and her husband, David, don’t believe HIV causes AIDS, and their refusal to give up breast-feeding led authorities to take legal custody of their 4-month-old son, Felix, when he was just days old.
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