Iowa woman places ad to sell breast milk

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The top advertising news out of Iowa this week: A woman named Martha Heller “took out an ad in The Gazette newspaper offering 100 ounces of her breast milk for $200 or the best offer.” So far, business is slow. There’s only been one response to the ad—it was a prank call—and state health officials aren’t sure whether such a sale is a very good or safe idea (though it’s not officially against the law).

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