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| No | 17% | 207 votes | Total: 1192 votes | |
| Yes | 83% | 985 votes |
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by Glenda Hill
I think, from a woman's point of view, that a woman should be allowed to breastfeed but not in public places. What I mean is, if some establishments have provided smoking areas ...read more
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by Socrates one
Although not necessarily original I must say that most of the arguments on the "yes" side are somewhat disingenuous. Yes, breasts are to feed babies, but anyone who doesn't als...read more
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by Tom Parsons
My wife and I agreed that she would breast feed our three children, which she did. We both felt it would be beneficial to our children, and it was. All three are now adults and ...read more
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I breast fed five of my six children and never did it in public. Of course if I saw another woman breast feeding her child I would not stand there staring. If she has any moral...read more
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by Ticia
What is there to debate about on the subject of breast feeding? Yes this is a very natural thing to do for a mother and baby. However with that being said, privacy is very imp...read more
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I saw a story on the news today that caught my attention, not only because I am a woman, but also because I am about to become a mother. A woman was at an outdoor, public mall ...read more
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In answering the question "should women be allowed to breastfeed in public areas", one first has to closely and carefully examine all aspects of how the breastfeeding will be co...read more
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by Ann Chin
A few years ago when I was living in Singapore, a group of predominantly European breastfeeding mothers announced in the newspapers and television that they were going to public...read more
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I guess on this one I'm in the minority opinion. I guess I'm a little lost as to the public at larges hypocrisy in regard to the issue. At the risk of sounding Ashcroftish, in r...read more
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by Edelweiss
When I was a child, I stay in the village where woman feed their babies outside their door. Their empty breast is exposed each time they change to feed their baby with the other...read more
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It is a great controversy, but i thought about it a lot many times. So i have decided that I strongly say No. I Live in India. India is still developing country, People are stil...read more
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Should women be allowed to breast feed in public areas? Heaven's no! Let them eat like the rest of us. Knife and fork, spoon or perhaps chopsticks; but certainly not suckling at...read more
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I do not believe women should be allowed to breastfeed in public because it is common courtesy not to. Yes, I understand that it is a natural occurance and a lot of women breas...read more
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Can a man give an opinion on this? One day I walked through my home in the Philippines to the back where my wife had friends over playing cards. I stood watching the game for a ...read more
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by Rocky Lynne
I know this is a matter of great controversy. I think that both women and men, family people or not, should unite to say that it is not acceptable to any one in society that wo...read more
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Sorry,ladies,but I'm going to have to vote no on this one.Now before you all hunt me down,and hang me let me set things straight.I have no problem with women breast feeding in p...read more
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While I can understand the staunch feelings on both sides of this argument, I must state that I am against breast-feeding in a public area for multiple reasons. Breast-feeding...read more
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When I first read this topic I assumed we were talking about openly (breast exposed) breastfeeding. Understand - I've seen it. My article refers to openly breastfeeding, which I...read more
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Contrary to common belief, a woman's breasts were specifically designed to nurse her children and not for the explicit pleasure, either visual and/or other of pleasing a man. Th...read more
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I have never been able to understand why some people frown, mutter or even comment to the breastfeeder - the nerve. How uptight have we become as a society, that we actually ta...read more
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Of course women should be allowed to breastfeed in public. The vast majority of them would be perfectly discreet about it and would not want to be flashing their breasts or exp...read more
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by Leigh Goessl
It is amazing in this day and age that the question of whether or not mothers should be "allowed" to breastfeed their babies in public is even asked. What is so offensive about ...read more
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As a woman I went back and forth on this issue, because there are so many pros and cons, until I came to the conclusion that breast feeding is a joy and a blessing, just as preg...read more
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by Marla Hansen
I must be honest here. The question itself "Should women be allowed to breastfeed in public areas?" is a bit offensive to me. To think a woman might need permission to feed her ...read more
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Should women be allowed to breast feed in public areas? Less than 50 years ago breastfeeding a baby in public was considered normal and acceptable. Has American society changed ...read more
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I'm faintly appalled that there's any question about whether women should be "allowed" to breastfeed in public. Who is supposed to have the authority to tell me that I am "allow...read more
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by Sara Mcgrath
Should women be allowed to breastfeed in public areas without scorn? This is a more reasonable question. Breast milk is indisputably the best nourishment for a baby. Why then...read more
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Women should be allowed to breastfeed in public areas but should use some discretion to those around her by covering up. I breastfed my three older children as babies, and I pla...read more
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Absolutely, women should be allowed to breastfeed in public. Most women who have any desire to do this, are incredibly discrete, and have only the idea of feeding their baby in ...read more
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Personally I do not believe that this subject should even be up for debate. We as mothers have all been told that breast milk is the best thing possible for babies yet we are no...read more
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What could be more natural than a mother suckling her babe? It is preposterous to suggest laws or restrictions on breastfeeding. Hopefully, mothers are discreet enough to avo...read more
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Public breast feeding isn't the horrible thing that people seem to think. If women choose to breastfeed while they are doing something in public they should be allowed to do so....read more
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Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! It about time. Finally a worth while debate. Coming from a country where women proudly breastfeed their babies in public, I definitely have a lot to say. The...read more
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Babies are the foundation of the future and they have to eat! Breastfeeding, if mothers can do it, has been proven beyond any doubt to be best for babies from a health point of ...read more
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This is not even a question. Are you allowed to eat when you're hungry? Of course you are. Therefore, a child who is still breastfeeding should also be allowed to eat when th...read more
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Sadly, the human breast has been sexualized, at least in America, to the point that many people have become uncomfortable viewing something as natural as breastfeeding. As such...read more
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by Jason Lusk
First of all, breastfeeding is a purely natural act and is perhaps the most cherished time spent between mother and child. Nature knows best, and you can see it clearly in this ...read more
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Of course women should be allowed to breastfeed in public areas. I have breastfed all three of my children (including twins) and at one time or another all of them became hungry...read more
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