Breastfeeding in public- a protected right for all mothers- is in the spotlight after an ill-informed Michigan bus driver kicked a woman off a bus for nursing her baby.
32 years Afrykayn Moon said the driver, a woman, confronted her about the practice. Moon has state law provides protection for breastfeeding mothers to restrictions public nudity, but he says the bus driver refused to move until the moon stopped feeding the baby. At the next stop, the security guards boarded the bus and asked the young mother about the incident.
Moon belongs to a local breastfeeding organization for black mothers, what kind of makes you wonder how many times it happens to mothers who are not (ahem) up to date with their legal right to nurse. She says:
“I had him in a football wrap… She wasn’t seeing much… It’s not dirty. If enough people start to nurse their children in public, this kind of stuff would stop,” she said.
Of her group’s goals, Moon says:
“We’re trying to get the black community caught up with everybody else,” Moon said. “I don’t know what people thought was going on before bottles.”
SMART bus agency said it reminded motorists to a woman’s right to breastfeed in public transport. The driver is on paid leave while the incident is reviewed. Do you think these types of incidents deserve harsher penalties when the mother and children’s rights are violated? If the drivers of a fine for violation of the Moon?
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