We love breasts as much as the next guy, or gal, but let's all remember that they serve a much greater purpose than sexual entertainment. Breasts can save lives — especially in China, where one police officer has been nursing babies who have been orphaned or separated from their mothers after the massive earthquake that struck the country nearly two weeks ago.
Officer Jiang Xiaojuan, 29, the mother of a 6-month-old boy,
responded to the call of duty and the instincts of motherhood when the
magnitude-7.9 quake struck on May 12.
"I am breast-feeding, so I
can feed babies. I didn't think of it much," she said. "It is a
mother's reaction and a basic duty as a police officer to help."
The death toll in the earthquake jumped Thursday to more than 51,000,
and more than 29,000 are missing, according to government figures.
Thousands of children have been orphaned; many others have mothers who
simply can't feed them.
At one point, Jiang was feeding nine babies.
"Some of the moms were injured; their fathers were dead ... five of
them were orphans. They've gone away to an orphanage now," she said.
She still feeds two babies, including Zhao Lyuyang, son of a woman who
survived the quake but whose breast milk stopped flowing because of the
traumatic conditions.
We nominate this woman to be the next Superwoman or Wonderwoman.
[CNN: Officer breast-feeds quake orphans]
(Thanks, ProfRobert!)
