Thursday, August 07, 2008

Police Threaten Breastfeeding Mom With Criminal Trespass


When a Kentucky mom was kicked out of a McDonald's restaurant for breastfeeding her baby, she called the police, but instead of enforcing a law which prohibits interfering with a breastfeeding mom, they told her the if she did not leave the premises, she would be charged with criminal trespass.
The incident happened as Kentucky celebrates World Breastfeeding Month, and worldwide, public health officials are celebrating World Breastfeeding Week.

It also illustrates why Kentucky has such low breast-feeding rates, said Bailey, who is also the breast-feeding support-services coordinator for the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department.

“This is a young woman who is taking really good care of her baby and now she is being penalized,” Bailey said. “She should be praised.”
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