Burlington Nurse-In Update
November 16, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, law, nursing in public, travel
The nurse-in at Burlington International Airport went off without a hitch yesterday. The Burlington Free Press reports today that 30 mothers and fathers and dozens of their children congregated in front of the Delta check-in counter to protest the incident in which a mother was kicked off a plane for breastfeeding without covering up. Participants expressed their shock and horror that the mother was humiliated that way. They praised Burlington International Airport after the nurse-in for allowing and accommodating the peaceful demonstration.
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