Comments on: Legislative Watch in Pennsylvania

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 23:13:53 +0000

Thanks for letting us know, Jake! Hopefully someone else will take up the jury duty issue.

By: Jake Marcus

Jake Marcus — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 22:23:21 +0000

Update: According to Josephs’ office, she only plans to introduce the public breastfeeding bill. They don’t know anything about a jury duty bill.

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Breastfeeding 1-2-3 » Nurse-In Planned for Pennsylvania Mall — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:50:34 +0000

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By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:45:07 +0000

I agree, it is sad. The more attention brought to the benefits of breastfeeding the better though.

You know, my state does not even have an exemption from jury duty but I wrote a letter to the court and was excused for six months. A friend who was not breastfeeding but was staying home full-time with her son was not able to get excused (which I think is very unfair by the way. A young child should not have to be separated suddenly from the primary caregiver for a temporary duty like that). Just another way in which breastfeeding has its advantages!

By: Kristen King

Kristen King — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:47:05 +0000

You can tell I’m not a mom yet because the jury duty thing didn’t even occur to me, but I am all for it! It’s sad that there needs to be legislation to permit women to use their breasts for what they were made for in the first place whenever and wherever they need to. How absurd. But I’m glad they’re taking care of business.