The woman was feeding her child while observing a matter in the Victorian County Court on Thursday when the judge addressed her directly.
A breastfeeding mother and her child have been kicked out of a Melbourne court because the judge was concerned she would be a distraction.
The County Court of Victoria.The woman then got up and left the courtroom with her child.“We’ve tried so hard to get past so many barriers for women who want to breastfeed and to have this happen in a court of law is just not acceptable at all,” Khot said.“I don’t think there is any public space in which breastfeeding a baby should be unacceptable.”Khot said breastfeeding had long-term implications for mother and child so anything stopping that could impact their health.
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