February 2, 2011 9:25 AM
Alexandria VA reconsiders ban on breastfeeding
Alexandria Reconsiders Ban on Public Breastfeeding
No arrests under decades-old ban
By JANE WATREL
Feb 1, 2011Alexandria city officials recently discovered that breastfeeding in public is considered indecent exposure in the city, but two councilmen are trying to change that, calling the present breastfeeding law antiquated.
Alexandria bills itself as a family-friendly city with no shortage of youngsters growing up in its neighborhoods. After some working mothers in City Hall wondered why there wasn't a private room to pump milk, a startling discovery was made: In Alexandria, breastfeeding in public is illegal.
"I was blown away when I saw the fact that Alexandria has a law that says it is indecent for women to breastfeed in public," Councilman Rob Krupicka said.
The law reads, as last amended in 1983, it is unlawful to have "the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof ... below the top of the nipple."
No mother has been arrested for breastfeeding in public, but city lawmakers not only want to make sure it stays that way, they also want to encourage the practice.
Read more at NBC Washington
HT: Cindi
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Comments
OK, what are breasts for? The primary use and purpose of breasts is to nurse one's baby. What in the world is the matter with people? Yes, we can nurse with modesty in mind. But please.
I have nursed in public and I would bet most people would not even know that I was nursing. But if I accidentally exposed more than modesty dictates PLEASE! Where is the uproar with 28 year old men walking around with their underpants showing. OR teenage girls flaunting more of their "girls" than I would ever show. The world is upside down I am afraid.
Posted by: Jane | February 2, 2011 9:54 AM
oops! guess I've been breaking the law! Yeah, they need to get that one off the books!
Posted by: Susanna | February 2, 2011 7:27 PM
