Being applauded for breastfeeding in a public place is a big win. And Gilda Sporiello must have goosebumps at that moment, when all her brothers and sisters stood up to clap her hands. However, her gesture is banal and as old as the world: she simply nursed her baby.
Breastfeed anywhere, anytime
In the video below, Gilda Sporiello, an MP from Italy’s Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S), can be seen holding her baby at work:
The act, however innocuous, is nonetheless applauded, and for good reason: it is a first time in the history of the Italian institution.
This new right is the same deputy who participated in registering it in a reform last November. From now on, in the regulation of the lower house of the Italian parliament, it is indicated that deputies can sit in the last highest row of the assembly (or in a reserved gallery) to breastfeed.
A small victory for those who want to breastfeed while continuing to work, without suffering professional exclusion due to a change of status. As Gilda Sporiello said when the reform went into effect:
This good practice, which guarantees the full enjoyment of an inalienable right, is a strong sign of the most representative assembly of Italian democracy.
Quote by Gilda Sporiello, noticed by our colleagues at KoolMag
Remember: you have the right not to breastfeed your child, and you have the right to be able to, anywhere and anytime. Breastfeeding in public places is not display, much less sexual display. It is simply the act of feeding one’s child. In France, 17% of women say they feel discriminated against in the public space when they have to feed their child away from home.
Who might think that the hemicycle has nothing to do with a public place and that a mother shouldn’t take her child to work: you are helping to exclude women, and here mothers, from society. When maternity leave is really decently timed and new mothers can afford, if they choose, not to go back to work just a few weeks after giving birth, yes, maybe getting your baby back to work to breastfeed will be obsolete. Meanwhile, many are those who have to go back to coal too soon after birth and find alternative solutions to continue feeding their baby.
Leave the choice to women and mothers to do what they want with their bodies, promise your eyes won’t melt if you see one of them breastfeeding their baby. Worst case, look elsewhere and you’ll be fine.
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Source: Madmoizelle
Mary Crossley is an author at “The Fashion Vibes”. She is a seasoned journalist who is dedicated to delivering the latest news to her readers. With a keen sense of what’s important, Mary covers a wide range of topics, from politics to lifestyle and everything in between.
