UKIP leader Nigel Farage has defended remarks he made about
women breastfeeding in public places.
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«misogynistic and twisted» yes, those must be the words that come to mind when one doesn't want to see some white trash
woman breastfeeding her kid
in a
public place.
Laws have been put
in place to protect
breastfeeding women who need to return to work and those who
breastfeed in public.
Because
breastfeeding at work laws vary from
place to
place, it is common for problems to be encountered when
breastfeeding a newborn, just as
women can encounter problems when
breastfeeding in public.
This has been a huge controversial issue that has even had media
in regards to
women breastfeeding on airplanes,
in restaurants and other
public places.
That means no nurses pushing formula, lactation support
in the hospital, support for moms
in the workplace, cultural norms that allow
women to
breastfeed in public places without being shamed, and more support among
women for dealing with the challenges.
Our mission is to elevate the nursing mother to a
place in society where she receives all the necessary support to successfully nurse a child, where scientific evidence overrides marketing influences, and a
woman does not fear
breastfeeding in public.
As a result,
women may feel the need to conceal
breastfeeding, but they have difficulty finding comfortable and accessible
breastfeeding facilities
in public places.»
«A study that analyzed data from a national
public opinion survey conducted
in 2001 found that only 43 % of U.S. adults believed that
women should have the right to
breastfeed in public places.
Public buildings and shops are encouraged to provide
breastfeeding facilities for
women who wish to
breastfeed in a private, comfortable, quiet
place.
You'd think the last
place a
woman would be denied to
breastfeed in public would be a store that sells... bras.
Not only is it legal to
breastfeed in the United States, but many states have enacted laws to protect a
woman's right to
breastfeed in any
place,
public or private, as long as she's authorized to be there.
Not everyone is on board with a
woman breastfeeding their baby
in a
public place, but that's their problem, not yours, so do whatever you feel comfortable with.
«A study that analyzed data from a national
public opinion survey conducted
in 2001 found that only 43 percent of U.S. adults believed that
women should have the right to
breastfeed in public places.
That might be the first
place I
breastfeed in public as we asked questions, I was sitting there waiting and like I don't know why, though they must be ready to go [laughs] and so am sitting there and I had my baby and was he probably 5 weeks old and
in my head I was like saying, «I should have been here sooner, I should have been here sooner», [laughs] which is irrelevant but that what's goes through your head and then I was like I guess I just do it and it was the meanest thing because I'm sitting on the floor with my baby and I didn't have to use the cover and I was just so «Oh, you just have to do it like
in a room full of
women» and everybody is
in just as uncomfortable and everybody is trying to make this dance work and trying to get a rhythm and they needed this thing to be able to do and I would imagine for me it was a good transition to being
in publicand not to worry about the cover but also for
women like ok, this is your group for example.
§ 5-14-112 (2007) defines indecent exposure and specifies that a
woman is not committing indecent exposure for
breastfeeding a child
in a
public place or any
place where other individuals are present.
§ 20 - 801 (2003) permits a
woman to
breastfeed her infant
in any
public or private
place and prohibits anyone from restricting or limiting this right.
The law directs the human rights commission to develop and distribute materials that provide information regarding a
woman's legal right to
breastfeed her child
in a
place of
public accommodation.
§ 109.001 (1999) allows a
woman to
breastfeed in a
public place.
§ 20-27-2001 (2007) allows a
woman to
breastfeed a child
in a
public place or any
place where other individuals are present.
Iowa Code § 135.30 A (2002) a
woman may
breastfeed the
woman's own child
in any
public place where the
woman's presence is otherwise authorized.
Though most Texas adults believe that
women should have the right to
breastfeed discretely
in public places, vii many mothers have been criticized for
breastfeeding in public, asked to stop
breastfeeding, or even to leave.
These recommendations were put
in place with a
public health motive
in mind: to increase the number of
women breastfeeding in the United States.
My wife uses discretion with a cover up and most wouldn't even know a feeding is taking
place, but Lord save the fool that feels it's their
place to criticize or attempt to shame my wife or any
woman breastfeeding in public.»