http://www.twincities.com/ci_14826344?source=most_viewedA St. Paul woman says although state law is on her side, an eatery forced her to leave for feeding her son. The Maplewood restaurant says her fiance's behavior was the problem.
By John Brewer
Bethany Morton, shown Monday with her son Dawson at their St. Paul home, said she contacted La Leche League for more guidance after being asked to cover up or leave when she breastfed Dawson at a restaurant recently. Maplewood police Lt. David Kvam said his office received a call from a restaurant employee reporting that two customers were yelling at staff. The incident started, according to the dispatcher s log, as employees were talking to the customers about breastfeeding and flashing the customers. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff)
Bethany Morton didn't breastfeed her first child, now 3, but she decided to with her second child.
She looked up the state statute on breastfeeding in public and learned that she could feed her child basically whenever and wherever she wanted, she said.
Her research came in handy Easter weekend when, at incidents in two cities, she was asked to cover up while breastfeeding. In the most serious case, police were called.
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