Pakistan’s first human milk bank temporarily shuts down after facing religious backlash
Pakistan’s first human milk bank in Karachi suspended operations after religious scholars deemed it haram. The Health Ministry is seeking further guidance from the Council of Islamic Ideology.
A nurse examines bottles of breast milk donated by nursing mothers at the human milk bank at the San Juan de Dios hospital in Guatemala City, Guatemala, August 1, 2016.(photo credit: REUTERS/SAUL MARTINEZ)ByARSHAD MEHMOUD/THE MEDIA LINE
