tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538737.post595638384953296719..comments2023-10-24T18:32:59.719+01:00Comments on Boycott Nestle - and other action to protect infant health: Breastfeeding in public in the UK - more on the 6 months limit on protecting mothersMike Bradyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04121310163466468696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538737.post-7149746647472419782008-06-25T00:42:00.000+01:002008-06-25T00:42:00.000+01:00The petition has got the wrong end of the stick on...The petition has got the wrong end of the stick on this one...<BR/><BR/>The white paper (and that is what this still is) seeks to amend the civil law - the sexual discrimination act, by extending it to include 'maternity' which they are defining as being up to 26 weeks post birth. Indecent exposure is a criminal act, and to do so you must 'intend' to do as such. Case law has already establishedLPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771404205024528669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538737.post-57895653377749685482008-06-23T14:01:00.000+01:002008-06-23T14:01:00.000+01:00The petition response is interesting. It seems to ...The petition response is interesting. It seems to be saying that the 2008 regulations that are already in force say that it's sex discrimination to stop a breastfeeding mum of an under-6-months baby.<BR/><BR/>But your earlier post was about the upcoming Equality Bill.<BR/><BR/>Let's hope there's scope to change it.<BR/><BR/>I think the issue is complicated because bottle-feeding parents will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538737.post-63968557420403009682008-06-22T22:04:00.000+01:002008-06-22T22:04:00.000+01:00To my mind, the age limit will do more to dissuade...To my mind, the age limit will do more to dissuade mums from meeting their babies' needs in a public place. They may fear their six-month-olds look older and those who have older nurslings may now feel forbidden to breastfeed them. Yet is it conceivable that a mother could ever actually be charged with indecency or public disorder for nursing her baby?! This seems utterly ridiculous as well as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35538737.post-87030198401594770082008-06-21T15:17:00.000+01:002008-06-21T15:17:00.000+01:00This is farce. Apart from the issue that it's not...This is farce. Apart from the issue that it's not the Mum's rights being attacked - but the baby's rights, what's the Mum going to do? Lodge a sex discrimination claim? With what proof? I hardly think the shop owner is going to fill in a written statement that the Mum is being removed because of breastfeeding. Will the Mum get legal aid to pursue this claim?<BR/><BR/>So much for phoning the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13479061759803882187noreply@blogger.com