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A woman was ordered to stop immediately while breastfeeding her 6-month-old baby at Lille Zoo. “I was angry,” she said in an Instagram post that has been shared thousands of times.
“Madam, you must stand up“. When public breastfeeding benches were set up in Paris on June 19 and 20 at the initiative of the Elvie Association, a woman was not allowed to breastfeed her baby at Lille Zoo. “Ma’am, you need to get up, you can’t breastfeed outside“Would have already appointed a park agent, as the latter says in an Instagram post.”liked italmost 14,000 times.
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“I’m mad”
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The incident will take place on Monday, May 19, at 5:20 p.m., at A. Street in Yerevan.hot afternoon» summer. Accompanied by her parents, two children and a friend, Margo has just sat down on the bench to breastfeed her 6-month-old baby. “I get a call from the zookeeper asking me to move away immediately, to leave the passage free in case of an incident…“, he writes. Seeing the almost deserted municipal park, the young woman pretends not to understand the request. “The discussion escalates, I don’t want to move because I wasn’t bothering anyone“, continues the mother of the family.
Margot also explains that the second manager of the establishment intervenes by suggesting to her:next time“, to open a room especially for him. “I am sad, disappointed, angry at this unjustified request. Is there a no-breastfeeding sign at the entrance to the zoo? Do animals feed their young in front of visitors, he asks? Here we are in 2023. Right in the center of Lille, in a place that welcomes families“.
He, who has about 10,000 followers on Instagram, also remembers the outfit he wore that day, leaving no room for provocation. “I was wearing a nursing top that didn’t reveal anything gross. I took care to put myself aside, the benches were almost non-existent anyway“, he clarifies. Text accompanied by several photos of him showing him effectively isolated in a shadowy corner of the zoo.
The forgiveness of the city
Faced with the viral spread of her story on social media, the city of Lille quickly apologized, ensuring that breastfeeding is allowed in all public places in the city. “Agents are regularly notified and must not impede this right in any way. Alerted immediately, the management of the zoo wanted to meet the concerned agents to find out the exact circumstances of the facts and to take all measures so that a situation similar to the one remembered by the mother does not arise. The municipality of Lille reiterates its apologies to this mother for the inconvenience caused by the situation“, we read on Twitter.
“Breastfeed everywhere, all the time”
An accident that exposed the debate about women breastfeeding in public places in France. Because whether it’s outdoor or indoor breastfeeding – public transport, mall, park, etc. – No law prohibits this practice, nor mandates the wearing of specific clothing. Thus, the question of breastfeeding will remain a question of morality and not a question of law. That’s why the British Elvie Association wanted to raise awareness andbreak the taboo“On June 19 and 20, thanks to special public benches placed in different corners of the capital. Equipped with armrests and small cushions, they invited mothers to sit and thus breastfeed.”everywhere, always“.
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Source: Le Figaro
