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American University Professor Adrienne Pine Breastfeeds Infant In Class, Sparks Uproar

American University Professor Adrienne Pine Breastfeeds Infant In Class, Sparks Uproar

A professor at American University gave her class, "Sex, Gender & Culture," a real world demonstration earlier this month, when she breast-fed her baby in front of her students. Her decision sparked a media frenzy, national debate and campus uproar, with the university questioning her judgment and ...

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Asking A Breast-Feeding Woman To Cover Up May Soon Be Illegal In Seattle

Asking A Breast-Feeding Woman To Cover Up May Soon Be Illegal In Seattle

Back in 2008, a Houston woman, back from maternity leave, asked her boss if she could pump breast milk in the bathroom, on her breaks at work. He fired her. Last month, a judge threw out her discrimination case. Although 45 states allow women to breast-feed infants in any public or private location, many ...

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The Return Of Wet Nursing

The Return Of Wet Nursing

Emily recently graduated college with a bachelors in mathematics. She hoped to land a job in actuarial science, but her life plan has hit a few snags. First, she fell in love and got married. Then, she got pregnant. Now as a 23-year-old with a 4-month-old baby, she has a new career goal, at least for the short ...

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If You Can't Breast-Feed At Work, Call The Government

If You Can't Breast-Feed At Work, Call The Government

It was one of the less touted regulations nestled in President Obama's Affordable Care Act. For the first time, workplaces would be required to give breastfeeding mothers a time, and place, to pump their breast milk whenever they needed it. Now the Labor Department is following through on the rule. Twenty-three ...

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