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Washington’s state House of Representatives today approved House Bill 1596, which would declare that a mother’s right to breastfeed in public places is a civil right protected by the state’s anti-discrimination law. Mothers would be free to breastfeed in any public place, including restaurants, stores, malls, parks, libraries and government offices. There is already a law on the books protecting the mothers from being charged with indecent exposure. HB 1596 would allow anyone discriminated against to file a complaint with the state’s Human Rights Commission/Rich Roesler, Eye On Olympia. More here
Question: Should breast feeding in public be a protected civil right?
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Escapee on March 04 at 11:42 p.m.
This might not be the most tactful thing to post here, but in a way, a lady breast-feeding in public is kinda like a train-wreck…you wanna look but you don’t wanna get caught looking. Although I can’t quite figure out why I wanna look. Rather than feel awkward, I just get away from such situations.
I have a question: A long time ago, I used to be a member of the CDA YMCA. Sometimes Dads would bring their little girls into the Men’s Changing Room. That would also qualify as an awkward moment. Well, it was awkward for me, anyway. I’d usually take my time getting dressed, except in ‘that’ situation. I’d just wanna get outta there as fast as possible. So is it ‘right’ to bring an ‘opposite-sex’ child into the restroom? ‘twould be interesting to see how people weigh in on this…