Chandra Ruiz is the founder of Breast or Bust!, a small business using witty T-shirts to advocate for breastfeeding rights. Her breastfeeding convictions, along with her involvement with La Leche League, drove Ruiz to the frontlines of an ongoing battle. In June, a breastfeeding mother was asked to leave a city pool in Chandler after she refused to go into a bathroom to nurse; now, groups around Arizona are fighting for state legislation and city ordinances to protect breastfeeding mothers and their children. Since the June incident, Ruiz has banded together with women around the state, via the Internet, to push for legislative reform. For more information, check out http://www.breastorbust.com or e-mail chandra@breastorbust.com
Why exactly are you so angry?
I'm a breastfeeding mother who feels that it's very sad that women who go out in public fear things like harassment, segregation and discrimination, simply because they are trying to feed and comfort their children. Following the confrontation in June, the city of Chandler received more than 111 pages of e-mails contesting the council's decision to support the city pool policies regarding breastfeeding.
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