Category Archives: Advocacy
Lactation Discrimination Recognized by Federal Court
In a victory for breastfeeding mothers, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously held that “firing a woman because she is lactating or expressing milk is unlawful sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights … Continue reading
Last revised on 06/05/2013
Guest Post: Do We Need Corporations to Empower Us?
This post originally appeared on phdinparenting.com on May 6, 2013. The site crashed a few hours later during the ensuing twitter storm so Phdinparenting.com gave us permission to reprint it here. Old news, new victims? We’ve heard it … Continue reading
Last revised on 05/09/2013
Is Breastfeeding a Legal Right? Civil Right? Or a Social Responsibility?
“What kind of a society raises its children on food that will shorten their lives?” I dug this quote up one day while looking for examples of other public health crises that have benefited from celebrity leadership. Turns out they were … Continue reading
Last revised on 04/03/2013
Beyond Riddle’s Shaming Comments for Texas Breastfeeding Moms
Last week Texas moms helped tackle a big cultural and legal Booby Trap. Representative Jessica Farrar sponsored House Bill 1706 — a law that if passed would give a breastfeeding mom the ability to sue a business or person for harassing her … Continue reading
Last revised on 03/20/2013
Concord Mall Equates Breastfeeding Babies to “Sucking on Wife’s Breasts in Public”; attempts Cover Up
On Saturday, January 5, over 1,000 breastfeeding mothers, children, and the friends that stand in support of them gathered peacefully at Hollister stores around the United States and Canada. More than 50 mothers participated at the Galleria Mall in Houston, … Continue reading
Last revised on 01/06/2013
Racy Hollister Okay with Sexy Pics, Not Breastfeeding, for Tweens
Did you know that even if your state has a law protecting your right to nurse in public, you may not have a legal remedy if someone violates your right? Say, for example, you live in Texas, like Brittany Warfield, … Continue reading
Last revised on 01/03/2013
Six-year-old Persuades Principal, School to Join Nestle Boycott
We have boycotted Nestle for years, but wasn’t until this year that my 6 year-old son really paid much attention. The day after listening to my husband and I passionately discuss our displeasure at the Pan American Health Office of … Continue reading
Last revised on 12/11/2012
NIP Hotline News: The First 31 Days
We had a hunch that mistreatment of moms for nursing in public was commonplace. It’s why we launched the first ever Breastfeeding Harassment Hotline last month, giving moms from all across the nation a centralized place to report and document the incidents … Continue reading
Last revised on 11/07/2012