Wednesday, November 02, 2005

Breastfeeding Not a Problem in Tucson (KOLD News 13)

For many women, breastfeeding a child is a rite of motherhood, but Jessica Walden says she's been told she has no right to feed her seven month old son Austin in public.

"Have you ever eaten you dinner in a bathroom stall?” Walden asked.

"Women have been asked to leave pools, women have been asked to breastfeed in bathrooms, women have been asked to leave restaurants and breastfeed in their hot cars in August which is a very dangerous situation, much less sanitary when you're speaking of public bathrooms,” said Chandra Ruiz, a breastfeeding mother who contacted Tucson City Councilman Steve Leal about women being discouraged from breastfeeding in public.

And the council changed that Tuesday night, at least when it comes to city property, after mothers told councilmembers that breastfeeding is nowhere close to indecent exposure.



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