They should just be glad they don't have to see this...
Posted on 11/02/2005 7:46:02 AM PST by ellery
City officials aim to expand right to nurse in public
About two dozen of Tucson's youngest constituents gurgled, bounced and occasionally squawked away while the City Council unanimously voted to solidify their right to be breast-fed anywhere their mothers have a right to be.
The council also discussed changing city codes to prevent massive hazardous-fuel storage businesses and approved a three-way deal that deeds to the city a historic Fort Lowell property.
Supporters of mothers' rights to breast-feed their babies in public, without being shunted into a restroom or out of view, packed the chambers for the council's study session on the issue Tuesday afternoon.
The council unanimously approved a motion that voiced support for an administrative directive that will allow women to breast-feed on city property; created a task force to study potential statewide legislative options; and asked the city staff to bring back for a vote an ordinance that would extend the breast-feeding right citywide.
City Manager Mike Hein said he will immediately sign the administrative directive that will allow women to breast-feed on city owned property.
Mothers urged the council to expand the protection throughout Tucson, saying women shouldn't feel ashamed to breast-feed their babies and impart the recognized health benefits to their infants. Several spoke of being asked to feed their babies in a public restroom or outside an establishment.
"Families need the social support," said Theresa Jones, who said she had been escorted to a restaurant women's room by an employee and described how difficult it is to breast-feed in a small public restroom. "We're asking you to protect caregiving itself."
The council also decided to give the Tucson Fire Department 120 days to examine city land use and building codes, and figure out how to keep massive amounts of combustible or hazardous fuels from being stored in one place.
Councilman Steve Leal said he was approached by a businessman who wanted to build a facility near Interstate 10 and South Wilmot Road to store close to 1 million gallons of propane in 11 90,000-gallon tanks. Should such a facility catch fire, which Tucson Fire
Chief Dan Newburn said hasn't happened but is a possibility, the blast would be so fierce that everyone within a quarter-mile would have second-degree burns. Leal said he would not support the required rezoning and that the company had dropped the request, but he was troubled when he realized city codes didn't specifically address large-scale storage facilities.
Also, the council unanimously approved a land deal that swapped 5.3 acres of historic land near North Craycroft and East Fort Lowell roads for acreage on East Speedway between Harrison and Houghton roads. The parcels are roughly equal in value at $2.8 million.
The developer, Jim Campbell of OasisTucson, also received first right of refusal should the city decide to sell the half-acre site Downtown that is now occupied by the Greyhound bus station. He plans to submit proposals for a high-rise building with condominiums and restaurants for city consideration within the next 120 days.
What a cute little baby.
Yes it is...And a very serene looking mother; I think the warm& fuzzy hormones must have been kicking in when they took this picture. :-)
That looks like a Motherwear blouse ... I think I have that one in Smoky Plum :-).
There's nothing like the euphoria of nursing a peaceful baby. Can't wait for my next one to arrive!
Especially when you don't have to do it in a dirty bathroom! Are you expecting? If so, how far along, what's your due date, etc etc etc!
This will be the 8th, and I have never nursed in a dirty bathroom ... although occasionally I've gone into a section of the library with books that don't interest anyone, and sat on the floor :-).
And any comments I've received, in almost ten years of nursing babies most of the time, have been on the order of "What a cute baby! Is that a Motherwear blouse?" I guess I just live in places with nice people!
Uh, what else do they think they are there for?
They should just be glad they don't have to see this...
Like they have any say???
Why, election to Congress as Democrats, of course! They're boobs, ain't they?
Thank you for providing the straight line of the century, though I'm sure someone else can do better.
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