Library Issues Apology for Preventing Breastfeeding
Monday, March 23, 2009
New York, NY –
The Brooklyn Public library has apologized in writing to a woman who was harassed while attempting to breastfeed her daughter. Danielle Glanvill contacted the New York Civil Liberties Union about two incidents at the library's Flatlands Branch. In each case, a security guard is accused of telling her to stop nursing.
New York law provides that a mother has a right to breastfeed her baby in any location, public or private.
The NYCLU sent a letter to the library describing what happened and proposing ways the library could address the issue, including apologizing to the mother.
A lawyer for the library says a memo explaining state breastfeeding law was circulated to staff of all the library’s branches. And the guard accused of harassing the mother has been transferred.
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