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May 05, 2005

Hey, I support breast feeding ...

... been there, done that, had the wet t-shirt to prove it.

But hey, is this really necessary?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Dozens of mothers and babies held a pre-Mother's Day "nurse-in" near the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to support legislation to make it easier for working women to breast-feed or pump milk for their babies on the job. ...

Her bill would expand the 1978 Pregnancy Discrimination Act so a woman could not be fired or discriminated against in the workplace for pumping or nursing on breaks.

Really? Women get fired for pumping on breaks? When? Where? What was the context?

Geez, I almost feel like this is one of those keep the lawyers in business bills.

Posted by Darleen at May 5, 2005 05:11 PM

Comments

I'm all for any legislation and anything that will increase in awareness of the benefits of nursing. If you never got comments or subtle shitty comments when you had to take a break from a five hour meeting to pump -lucky you. Most women I know have had comments from strangers or in the work force. Haven't you also seen the stories that have been in the paper this last year about a mother who was thrown out of restaurants because they were nursing. It's pathetic that people still sexualize nursing.

Posted by: Mieke at May 6, 2005 11:44 AM

What kind of asshole wouldn't let a mother take a break to pump for 10 minutes? Never heard if such a thing.

As for feeding in public, just use discretion for Pete's sake.

Posted by: Digger at May 6, 2005 06:34 PM