Some of you may have been following the stories out of Chandler, Arizona;
local breastfeeding advocates have been pushing for protection after a
mother at a public pool was told she had to nurse her baby in the bathroom.

The latest news article caught my eye with these paragraphs:

But to Bridges-Jones, and other advocates, breastfeeding is a public-health
issue that justifies laws similar to the city’s ban on smoking in most
public places. Business owners who remove or segregate a mother for
breastfeeding her child also harm the mother and child, she said.

[City Attorney Michael] House, in an e-mail to Bridges-Jones, disagreed with
the public-health argument. "Breastfeeding involves conduct, not status," he
wrote.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/index.php?sty=48082

Great tactic on the part of the advocates, and (::pausing to search for a
polite word::) ....interesting response from Mr. House.

Ali Crehan Feeney
Quincy, MA
breastfeeding counselor, WIC & Nursing Mothers' Council
http://lactiferous.blogspot.com


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