Petition to Support Breastfeeding Mothers
November 17, 2006 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, law, nursing in public, pumping, travel
In the wake of a mother being kicked off a plane for refusing to cover herself with a blanket while nursing, MomsRising.org has started a petition:
Sign this petition to tell Delta Airlines to get a clue and be supportive of breastfeeding mothers. And tell Congress it’s time to pass the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, which amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding mothers. Clearly this law is needed now!
Go here to sign the e-petition.
For more information about the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, visit the web page of the sponsor, House Representative Carolyn B. Maloney. La Leche League discusses how the Act would support working mothers.
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Check out what others are saying about this post...[...] Having recently completed a pleasant flight with my 22-month-old nursling (see Traveling with a First Class Nursling), I’m shocked by how Emily Gillette and her 22-month-old were treated. If that happened to me I would be mortified and horribly upset. Does that mean I’m going to trot down to Delta on Tuesday? I don’t think so (although I would have gone to the original nurse-in in Burlington International Airport where the incident occurred). A rookie flight attendant made a terrible mistake. The incident has gotten a lot of attention, the airline has responded, and I’ve signed the petition. There are all kinds of lactivists. I advocate breastfeeding through information, support, and my own example as a mother who readily nurses in public, anywhere and at any time. I suppose if I knew there would be a large group of nursing mothers gathering at my local airport, I might attend, but for now I am content voicing my opinion through my computer. [...]