Next she will demand safe spaces for all.
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., has proposed legislation that would require all federally owned or leased buildings to provide “private, hygienic lactation spaces” for breastfeeding visitors.
Federal law already requires federal buildings to provide these rooms for breastfeeding federal workers. But Norton said the more space should be available for nursing mothers who visit these buildings.
Her Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act says the law should be changed to make it easier for visitors to nurse or pump, which many studies say delivers real health benefits.
“In Washington, D.C., alone, there are millions of tourists who visit federal sites, such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Smithsonian Institution,” she said. “Increasingly, families understand the unique benefits of breastfeeding, and visitors to these buildings who have newborns and babies should have a private space to breastfeed or pump.”