UK: Breast-feeding mother told to stop for fear of offending Muslim visitors

UK: Breast-feeding mother told to stop for fear of offending Muslim visitors

Though no Muslim actually complained.

Via the Daily Mail:
A mother was ordered not to breastfeed her baby in public because she was in a ‘multicultural building’.

Emma Mitchell, 32, was about to feed 19-week-old son Aaron when a receptionist at a town hall warned her to stop.

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Last night councillor Shoab Akhtar, of Oldham Council, said: ‘We fully support the right of mothers to breastfeed their children and actively encourage it due to the long-term health benefits it provides.

‘Mrs Mitchell’s disappointing experience has highlighted the need to make all our staff fully aware of our policy and our legal requirements.

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