That is all.
EDIT: Boy, did this get lively. And we have a new term here: "Mom shaming."
Interesting how all these people interpret the question in the title their own way, one that has nothing to do with this simple question, nor its intent.
Is all the formula sold for babies whose mothers can't breastfeed? No. Has baby formula been around the 150,000 years that Homo sapiens has been around? No. There's a fundamental problem here.
We humans need to be free. Free from large corporations. Free from government. If babies are dependent on large corporations and "supply chains," there is something seriously wrong.
The globalists created a fake "women's rights" movement to get women out of the home into fake careers so they could control and tax them. It is at that point that so many children stopped being breastfed. For 150,000 years it was totally normal for mothers to breastfeed their babies, then suddenly not? Seriously question this.
So then a manufactured shortage of baby formula causes complete chaos.
You are being manipulated, folks.
Some mothers physically cannot breastfeed. Is the answer to that to make those mothers dependent on corporate supply chains? Isn't there a better way to handle this? Shouldn't this be something produced on a household or local level?
Lots of the discussion below sounds like a pack of Wokes. It is based on emotion, not logical thought. Playing victim is never the answer. Finding practical, local solutions not dependent on the globalists is.
Here is a quote from the comments: "It's pretty easy for a man or non-mother woman to talk about breasts." Why does this writer assume that's who is writing this post? And "Mom shaming"?
No one is arguing against breast milk. It's the best for baby. No one is arguing against educating women about the benefits of breast milk.
Some women just can't due to their circumstances. Either their own health prevents them from being able to breastfeed, baby's health prevents nursing, and/or the family financial situation. Paying for human breast milk is going to be way more expensive than formula.
Before formula existed, the option for these mothers was to let baby starve and die.
The countless benefits of breastmilk over formula are not to be understated. 3-5 IQ point increase for instance is a huge one. If I had to, I would gladly pay $1 an oz for that short period of time during my child's development so that he could have the best chance at success in life.
I think if parents truly knew just how great breastmilk was for their babies they would make it a priority to give it to their little ones. No excuse could hold up to the fact that formula is going to hinder the potential that little one has. The poorest 20% of Americans are richer on average than most nations in Europe and that's because of our generous welfare state.
Well good thing we live in a time where we don't have to choose between either of those things.