Mum thrown off bus for breastfeeding

A breastfeeding mother was forced to walk more than kilometre home with her six-week-old baby after a driver allegedly told her to get off the bus. She was not allowed to feed her baby on the bus, after a passenger complaint about her "indecent exposure". According to her claim, she done it as usual by lifting her jumper and pulling T-shirt down, followed by putting a blanket over the baby head so that nobody could see anything. She complained to the particular bus firm after the incident, but a female operator told her that she should not breastfeeding her baby on the bus. The spokesman responded by saying that they fully support mothers who wish to breastfeed their babies. They are in the process of investigating the matter. However, the bus operator said the review of CCTV footage could find no evidence of the incident and he accused the mother of making the story up.

Comment:

In my opinion, breastfeeding should be encouraged. If this particular case were to be found consistent with the mother’s claim, the bus firm should be penalized for not respecting woman’s right. The practice of breastfeeding is slowly eliminated in the society as many modern mothers are not willing to carry out this job to their babies due to a number of reasons. This issue should be highlighted to the public, so that it raises the concern of everyone. However, if this lady were to be found guilty, she should be penalized as well because she should not make an advantage of the right emotionally.