EDM 1886 – Breastfeeding in Public
June 27, 2008
In response to concerns that the Equality Bill will include legislation allowing women to breastfeed in public places but only until the child is 6 months old, Sir Nicholas Winterton laid down the following EDM (1886):
That this House recognises the clear health benefits of breastfeeding; welcomes reports that legislative proposals on rights for women to breastfeed in public may be brought forward later in 2008; is concerned by reports that this right may only extend to the first six months of a child’s life; and therefore calls on the Government to support calls by the Royal College of Midwives for it to bring forward proposals that give mothers the legal right to breastfeed in public, with no time limit on that right.
Entry Filed under: Babyfeeding, England, Parliamentary update, Scotland, Wales. Tags: Breastfeeding, legal right, NCT, public, RCM.
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nctwatch | June 27, 2008 at 11:03 am
If you are concerned about the potential of a six month age limit on breastfeeding in public places, contact your MP and ask them to sign it.
You can find out who your MP is by entering your postcode at http://www.theyworkforyou.com