Texas Moms Contact TV News over Right to Breastfeed in Public at Park
November 22, 2008 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, breastfeeding, law, nursing in public
When a playground volunteer at Discovery Green Park approached nursing mother Jennifer Hill and told her she needed to cover up with a blanket while breastfeeding, Jennifer declined and informed the employee about the Texas law governing breastfeeding in public. Unfortunately that did not deter the employee, who left but came back with a security guard and told Hill, “You can’t do that here.” Hill later wrote to the park and received an apology along with an unsatisfying promise only to interfere with breastfeeding mothers if another patron complains! Two weeks later, two other mothers were approached by a park …read more
