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Date: | Fri, 1 May 1998 22:25:24 -0700 |
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Here in Alaska, we are working on passing a breastfeeding bill plus our
Senator is a co-sponsor on the National Bill. A few editorials appeared
in the local paper but this one takes the cake! Please note that the
woman did NOT say they breastfed "discretely".
What's the breast-feeding (sic) fuss? (Editorial)
Anchorage Daily News, 4-27-98
"I am 80 years old, and I wonder what the world is coming to when a law
needs to be passed to allow a woman to breast-feed her baby in public.
When I was growing up, nearly all women, especially those in rural areas,
breast-fed their babies. Mothers took their babies everywhere, and when
they were hungry, they exposed their breast and fed them. Many times I
have seen babies breast-fed in church while the minister delivered a
sermon. This was accepted as a way of life.
I remember going to an auction on a neighbor's farm. It was summertime,
and a few of us were sitting on a porch. A mother was breast-feeding her
baby. She had large breasts. A man sitting on a bench beside me looked
at the mother feeding her baby and turned to me and remarked in a low
voice, "She sets a good table."
Elsie Hill, Palmer (AK)"
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