Woman kicked off plane for breast-feeding baby

[Poulsonator]

Originally posted by: DBL
1)Breastfeeding in public is protected by Civil rights law. The fact that the airline is privately owned makes no difference. Would the airline be able to exclude gays, blacks or Muslims simply b/c it is privately owned? A mother should not be required to withhold vital nutrition from a baby simply b/c it might offend others.

2) I would recommend that those advocating nursing a baby in the planes restroom, eat their next meal in a restroom.

Wouldn't "Freedom of Speech" be covered in the airplane as well? If so, why can't I spew curse words during my flight? No? Why not? It might offend others? I see.

Can't have it both ways. The airline has rules and regulations (that you sign off on the second you purchase a ticket). They were in the right for what they did. Just like Southwest being able to charge Fatty McFattersons double.

 

[50cent1228]

Originally posted by: Wheezer

Originally posted by: Garet Jax
Airline overreacted.

If you can do it in public, then you should be able to do it on a plane.

well in many countries it is perfectly accpetable to urinate in public, does that mean that it is ok for someone to take a whizz in the asile of a plane?

good point

 

[dmcowen674]

You go girls :thumbsup:

11-22-2006 Nursing moms rally at airports

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. - Carrying signs with slogans such as "Best in-flight meal ever," scores of mothers breast-fed their babies at airports around the country Tuesday in a show of support for a woman who was ordered off a plane for nursing her daughter without covering up.

"It's about raising consciousness about our culture's sexualization of the breast. Breast-feeding needs to be supported wherever and whenever it happens. Babies don't know the meaning of `wait,'" said Chelsea Clark, 31, wearing a "Got breast milk?"

About 25 women turned out for the "nurse-in" at the airport, parking themselves near a ticket counter in a peaceful ? but not-so-quiet ? demonstration. Similar protests were held at airports in Boston; Columbus, Ohio; Nashville, Tenn.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Hartford, Conn.; Albuquerque, N.M.; and Louisville, Ky.

Some of the women carried signs that read, "Don't be lactose intolerant" and "Breasts ? Not just for selling cars anymore."

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On Oct. 13, Emily Gillette, 27, of Santa Fe, N.M., was ordered off a Freedom Airlines plane about to take off from the Burlington airport after a flight attendant asked her to cover up while she was breast-feeding her year-old daughter.

She had been sitting on the New York-bound plane ? which was three hours late in leaving ? when she began nursing. The flight attendant handed her a blanket, but she refused it. She was removed from the plane along with her husband and child.

The airline later disciplined the unidentified employee.

But "lactivists" and women's rights supporters were outraged, and Gillette filed a complaint with the Vermont Human Rights Commission.
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Gillette herself joined about 30 women, children and fathers at the Albuquerque airport. "When women are harassed for breast-feeding, a woman can end up feeling ashamed and she shouldn't," she said, tears welling in her eyes.

A the Nashville airport, about 25 mothers, fathers and children took part in a demonstration, holding signs that said "Breast fed is best fed" and "Best in-flight meal ever." About 40 mothers nursed their babies at the Portland, Ore., airport.

Passers-by called out words of encouragement at the Columbus, Ohio, airport, where about a dozen women sat on benches and on the floor, some breast-feeding.