March 03, 2003

Breastfeeding in Parliament

I’ve been off the air for a few days while I have been travelling, first to Bangkok and then on to London. There’s also been some problems with email access which I have now sorted out as well - I feel completely lost these days when cut off from my email!

Over the past week there has been quite a lot of comment on the ozmidwifery list about Kirsty Marshall and her attempts to breastfeed her 11 day old baby during her first Question Time session in the Victorian Parliament, to which she has just been elected. She was asked to leave because “no strangers” are allowed in the House during Question Time, and there is also a “no eating or drinking” policy in place as well. The media when wild with this story, and the Speaker of the House ( a woman) said that Standing Orders were being revised, no doubt to ensure that they are not discriminatory.

I am amused to see a report that Breastfeeding is not allowed in the House of Commons in the UK (report from an NCT Newsletter). The Chamber, the Committees and the Public Gallery are all off limits to the breastfed baby. A challenge to this ruling has resulted in better facilities being provided for women else where in the building, but they are not budging on their ruling. It seems that while anti-discrimination laws that protect breastfeeding in public may be in place for the community generally, can be readily overlooked by those who make the laws themselves!

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