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Published: 16 May 2003
"Employers refusing to provide facilities for breastfeeding mothers could be breaking the law and find themselves the target of sex discrimination claims, according to the chair of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), Julie Mellor (The Guardian, 16 May).
Ms Mellor cited yesterday a recent employment tribunal ruling that the Royal Air Force (RAF) had directly discriminated against Helen Williams, 31, a former flight lieutenant, when it told her that she had to take "unpaid occupational maternity absence" if she wanted to continue breastfeeding her baby after she was due to return to work...."
Friday, May 16, 2003
Thursday, May 15, 2003
Belfast Telegraph Woman 2 Woman: 'Breast is best' but not for us?
Breastfeeding is still a social taboo in some quarters, a new local study shows. Jane Bell reports on Breastfeeding Awareness Week
By Jane Bell
email: jbell@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
"PAULA Yates got turfed out of Harrods for doing it. The Speaker won't tolerate it in the chamber of the House of Commons. And one woman had a bucket of dirty water hurled round her for daring to do it near a shopping centre.
What is this terrible social 'crime'? Breastfeeding. This is National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - aimed at pointing out the health benefits, supporting breastfeeding mothers and encouraging social acceptance.
It will be an uphill struggle...."
Breastfeeding is still a social taboo in some quarters, a new local study shows. Jane Bell reports on Breastfeeding Awareness Week
By Jane Bell
email: jbell@belfasttelegraph.co.uk
"PAULA Yates got turfed out of Harrods for doing it. The Speaker won't tolerate it in the chamber of the House of Commons. And one woman had a bucket of dirty water hurled round her for daring to do it near a shopping centre.
What is this terrible social 'crime'? Breastfeeding. This is National Breastfeeding Awareness Week - aimed at pointing out the health benefits, supporting breastfeeding mothers and encouraging social acceptance.
It will be an uphill struggle...."
spiked-life | Column | Who needs Breastfeeding Awareness Week? Who needs Breastfeeding Awareness Week?
"It's national breastfeeding awareness week - and the moralists have got the teat between their teeth (1).
The UK Department of Health on Monday advised mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively at least for the first six months of their lives, as 'exclusive breastfeeding …provides all the nutrients a baby needs' (2).
This brings the UK's recommendation into line with that of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has won the government friends in the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association, the Royal College of Midwives, and those champions of earth-motherhood, the National Childbirth Trust (NCT); and it has made absolutely clear who the enemy is: those irresponsible formula-milk mothers, who turn to the bottle when things get rough...."
"It's national breastfeeding awareness week - and the moralists have got the teat between their teeth (1).
The UK Department of Health on Monday advised mothers to breastfeed their babies exclusively at least for the first six months of their lives, as 'exclusive breastfeeding …provides all the nutrients a baby needs' (2).
This brings the UK's recommendation into line with that of the World Health Organisation (WHO). It has won the government friends in the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association, the Royal College of Midwives, and those champions of earth-motherhood, the National Childbirth Trust (NCT); and it has made absolutely clear who the enemy is: those irresponsible formula-milk mothers, who turn to the bottle when things get rough...."
Thursday, May 08, 2003
Dallas Observer | dallasobserver.com | News : Buzz Touching a Nerve,State walks away from breast-feeding case,Compiled by Patrick Williams The Alternative Dallas connection for events, event listings, music reviews, CD reviews, and all of the latest alternative news from the Dallas area. Touching a Nerve
State walks away from breast-feeding case
COMPILED BY PATRICK WILLIAMS
patrick.williams@dallasobserver.com
From the Week of Thursday, April 24, 2003
"Finally, Buzz brings you some sort of good news. The state of Texas, in its all-too-finite wisdom, has bowed to eons of mammalian evolution and decided that breast-feeding your child is not a sign of unfit parenting.
This is particularly good news for Jacqueline Mercado and her boyfriend, Johnny Fernandez, who have regained custody of their 1-year-old son Rodrigo. Last week, Dallas Observer staff writer Thomas Korosec reported ("1-Hour Arrest") how Mercado and Fernandez ran afoul of the law for the dastardly act of taking a photo of their boy suckling at Mercado's breast...."
State walks away from breast-feeding case
COMPILED BY PATRICK WILLIAMS
patrick.williams@dallasobserver.com
From the Week of Thursday, April 24, 2003
"Finally, Buzz brings you some sort of good news. The state of Texas, in its all-too-finite wisdom, has bowed to eons of mammalian evolution and decided that breast-feeding your child is not a sign of unfit parenting.
This is particularly good news for Jacqueline Mercado and her boyfriend, Johnny Fernandez, who have regained custody of their 1-year-old son Rodrigo. Last week, Dallas Observer staff writer Thomas Korosec reported ("1-Hour Arrest") how Mercado and Fernandez ran afoul of the law for the dastardly act of taking a photo of their boy suckling at Mercado's breast...."
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